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Preventive Care Awareness Act of 2022

Introduced: April 28, 2022 Introduced by: Blunt Rochester, Lisa Democratic · Delaware See on congress.gov
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Apr 29, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 28, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 28, 2022
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now April 29, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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