[History of Bills, Volume 155 (2009)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
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H.R. 2590--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
reduce the occurrence of diabetes in Medicare beneficiaries by
extending coverage under Medicare for medical nutrition therapy
services to such beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk
factors for developing type 2 diabetes; to the Committee on Energy
and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means,
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each
case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself, Mr. Castle, Mr. Becerra, and Mr. Kirk),
H6010 [21MY]
Cosponsors added, H7706 [26JN], H7838 [8JY], H8185 [15JY], H8960
[28JY], H9397 [9SE], H9999 [25SE], H11713 [22OC], H14743 [10DE]