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H.R. 177

Comprehensive Preventive Health and Promotion Act of 1997

Comprehensive Preventive Health and Promotion Act of 1997 - Mandates establishment and annual revision of a schedule of recommended preventive health care services.

Requires each carrier and employer health benefit plan to include coverage for those services. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax on the failure of a carrier or an employer plan to comply.

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to include those services in the definition of "medical and other health services."

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to mandate Medicaid coverage of the services and, in some circumstances, for: (1) home and community care for functionally disabled elderly individuals; and (2) community supported living arrangements services.

Amends Federal law relating to health care services for veterans to include the services under this Act in the definition of "medical services." Regulates provision of the preventive services on an outpatient basis.

Amends Federal law relating to health insurance for Federal employees to add the services to the list of benefits which may be provided under service or indemnity benefit plans.

Amends Federal law relating to medical care for dependents of members of the uniformed services to add coverage of the preventive services.

Mandates: (1) grants to counties for a project to demonstrate the effectiveness of providing those services to improve and reduce health costs; (2) dissemination of information on the benefits of practicing preventive care; (3) grants to employers to establish and conduct on-site workshops on health care promotion for employees; and (4) a program of on-site workshops on health care promotion for Federal employees.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20](R-NY)Sponsor
2 cosponsors1 D1 R
2cosponsors5committees15actions46subjects
  1. CommitteeH11000

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Health Subcommittee
  2. CommitteeH12000

    Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

    Armed Services Committee
  3. CommitteeH11000

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

    Military Personnel Subcommittee
  4. CommitteeH11000

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

    Health and Environment Subcommittee
  5. CommitteeH11000

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

    Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  6. CommitteeH11000

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Health Subcommittee
  7. IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to House National Security

    Armed Services Committee
  8. IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to House Veterans' Affairs

    Veterans' Affairs Committee
  9. IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to House Government Reform

    Oversight and Government Reform Committee
  10. IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to House Ways and Means

    Ways and Means Committee
  11. IntroReferralH11100-A

    Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Government Reform and Oversight, Veterans' Affairs, and National Security, 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.

  12. IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to House Commerce

    Energy and Commerce Committee
  13. IntroReferralB00100

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E20)

  14. IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  15. IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House