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S 1640 111th Congress Senate Health Cancer Cardiovascular and respiratory health Digestive and metabolic diseases Health care coverage and access Medicare Nutrition and diet Physical fitness and lifestyle Women's health

Take Back Your Health Act of 2009

Introduced: August 6, 2009 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Aug 6, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Aug 6, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9043-9044)
Aug 6, 2009
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Take Back Your Health Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover intensive lifestyle treatment, which is a physician-supervised program furnishing to eligible beneficiaries certain exercise, medication, nutritional, and other specified items and services intended to affect beneficially the progression of chronic coronary heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, prostate cancer, or breast cancer.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a Lifestyle Rewards Program for eligible beneficiaries who have successfully completed an intensive lifestyle program and meet certain other requirements.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the services provided under an intensive lifestyle treatment program: (1) would benefit individuals with chronic diseases who are not enrolled in the Medicare program; and (2) should be covered by all public and private payers.

What's happening now August 6, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
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