HR 5511
115th Congress
House
Health
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Minority health
Healthy Communities Act of 2018
Introduced: April 13, 2018
Introduced by:
Evans, Dwight
Democratic
· Pennsylvania
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 13, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 13, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Healthy Communities Act of 2018
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force to base recommendations regarding the effectiveness, appropriateness, and cost-effectiveness of clinical preventive services on data for the respective populations, including health disparity populations. (Health disparity populations have a significant disparity in the overall rate of disease incidence, prevalence, morbidity, mortality, or survival rates as compared to the general population.)
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Committees of jurisdiction
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