Minority Diabetes Initiative Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Dec 10, 2015)
Minority Diabetes Initiative Act
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to public and nonprofit private health care providers to provide treatment for diabetes in minority communities. HHS must ensure that these grants cover a variety of diabetes-related health care services, including routine care for diabetic patients, public education on diabetes prevention and control, eye care, foot care, and treatment for kidney disease and other complications of diabetes.
What just happenedDec 11, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseDec 10, 2015
- Dec 11, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Dec 10, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Dec 10, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Dec 10, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House