Preventive Care Awareness Act of 2022
Summary
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Apr 28, 2022
Last action Apr 29, 2022
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Total actions
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Committee
2
Apr 29, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Apr 28, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
Apr 28, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lisa Blunt Rochester
DDemocratic
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
DDemocratic
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