Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Preventive Care Awareness Act of 2022 This bill requires activities to promote the use of preventive health care services with a particular focus on decreasing disparities in accessing preventive services for individuals in rural and underserved communities who delayed or forewent recommended preventive services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must carry out a campaign to increase public awareness about and use of recommended preventive services. HHS must also convene a task force to develop recommendations regarding preventive services during and after the COVID-19 pandemic and future pandemics. The recommendations must address, among other considerations, reducing disparities in health outcomes and identifying barriers to implementing the recommendations. Additionally, the bill allows states, Indian tribes, and territories to use a portion of their Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant funding for FY2023 and FY2024 on activities to increase patient uptake of recommended preventive services.
Advisory bodiesCardiovascular and respiratory healthDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careIndian social and development programsInfectious and parasitic diseasesMental healthMinority healthRural conditions and development
Preventive Care Awareness Act of 2022
USA117th CongressHR-7617| House
| Updated: 4/29/2022
Preventive Care Awareness Act of 2022 This bill requires activities to promote the use of preventive health care services with a particular focus on decreasing disparities in accessing preventive services for individuals in rural and underserved communities who delayed or forewent recommended preventive services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must carry out a campaign to increase public awareness about and use of recommended preventive services. HHS must also convene a task force to develop recommendations regarding preventive services during and after the COVID-19 pandemic and future pandemics. The recommendations must address, among other considerations, reducing disparities in health outcomes and identifying barriers to implementing the recommendations. Additionally, the bill allows states, Indian tribes, and territories to use a portion of their Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant funding for FY2023 and FY2024 on activities to increase patient uptake of recommended preventive services.
Advisory bodiesCardiovascular and respiratory healthDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careIndian social and development programsInfectious and parasitic diseasesMental healthMinority healthRural conditions and development