Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct, or award grants for, research and demonstration projects on the use of financial and in-kind subsidies and rewards to encourage individuals and communities to promote wellness, adopt healthy behaviors, and use evidence-based preventive health services. Requires such projects to focus on: (1) tobacco use, obesity, and other prevention and wellness priorities identified by the Secretary in the national prevention and wellness strategy; (2) the initiation, maintenance, and long-term sustainability of wellness promotion, adoption of healthy behaviors, and use of evidence-based preventive health services; and (3) populations at high risk of preventable diseases and conditions.
Directs the Secretary to submit the findings of such projects to the Task Force on Clinical Preventive Services or the Task Force on Community Preventive Services, and to the Health Benefits Advisory Committee. Directs the Secretary to ensure that a subsidy or reward that: (1) the Task Force on Clinical Preventive Services determines meets its standards for a grade A or B is included in the essential benefits package under the America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009; and (2) the Task Force on Community Preventive Service determines is effective becomes an allowable use of community prevention and wellness services grants.
Requires the Secretary to ensure that any subsidy or reward: (1) does not have a discriminatory effect on the basis of any personal characteristic extraneous to the provision of high-quality health care or related services; and (2) is not tied to the premium or cost sharing of an individual under any qualified health benefits plan.
[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3895 Introduced in House (IH)]
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3895
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct or
support research and demonstration projects on the use of financial and
in-kind subsidies and rewards to encourage individuals and communities
to promote wellness, adopt healthy behaviors, and use evidence-based
preventive health services, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 21, 2009
Mrs. Dahlkemper introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct or
support research and demonstration projects on the use of financial and
in-kind subsidies and rewards to encourage individuals and communities
to promote wellness, adopt healthy behaviors, and use evidence-based
preventive health services, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RESEARCH ON SUBSIDIES AND REWARDS TO ENCOURAGE WELLNESS AND
HEALTHY BEHAVIORS.
(a) Research and Demonstration Projects.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall conduct, or award grants to public or nonprofit private
entities to conduct, research and demonstration projects on the
use of financial and in-kind subsidies and rewards to encourage
individuals and communities to promote wellness, adopt healthy
behaviors, and use evidence-based preventive health services.
(2) Focus.--Research and demonstration projects under
paragraph (1) shall focus on--
(A) tobacco use, obesity, and other prevention and
wellness priorities identified by the Secretary in the
national strategy under section 3121 of the Public
Health Service Act, as amended by the America's
Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009;
(B) the initiation, maintenance, and long-term
sustainability of wellness promotion; adoption of
healthy behaviors; and use of evidence-based preventive
health services; and
(C) populations at high risk of preventable
diseases and conditions.
(b) Findings; Report.--
(1) Submission of findings.--The Secretary shall submit the
findings of research and demonstration projects under
subsection (a) to--
(A) the Task Force on Clinical Preventive Services
or the Task Force on Community Preventive Services, as
appropriate; and
(B) the Health Benefits Advisory Committee
established by section 223 of the America's Affordable
Health Choices Act of 2009.
(2) Report to congress.--Not later than 18 months after the
initiation of research and demonstration projects under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit a report to the
Congress on the progress of such research and projects,
including any preliminary findings.
(c) Inclusion in Essential Benefits Package.--If, on the basis of
the findings of research and demonstration projects under subsection
(a) or other sources consistent with section 3131 of the Public Health
Service Act, as amended by the America's Affordable Health Choices Act
of 2009, the Task Force on Clinical Preventive Services determines that
a subsidy or reward meets the Task Force's standards for a grade A or
B, the Secretary shall ensure that the subsidy or reward is included in
the essential benefits package under section 222 of the America's
Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009.
(d) Inclusion as Allowable Use of Community Prevention and Wellness
Services Grants.--If, on the basis of the findings of research and
demonstration projects under subsection (a) or other sources consistent
with section 3132 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended by the
America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, the Task Force on
Community Preventive Services determines that a subsidy or reward is
effective, the Secretary shall ensure that the subsidy or reward
becomes an allowable use of grant funds under section 3151 of the
Public Health Service Act, as amended by the America's Affordable
Health Choices Act of 2009.
(e) Nondiscrimination; No Tie to Premium or Cost Sharing.--In
carrying out this section, the Secretary shall ensure that any subsidy
or reward--
(1) does not have a discriminatory effect on the basis of
any personal characteristic extraneous to the provision of
high-quality health care or related services; and
(2) is not tied to the premium or cost sharing of an
individual under any qualified health benefits plan (as defined
in section 100(c) of the America's Affordable Health Choices
Act of 2009).
(f) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) The term ``Task Force on Clinical Preventive Services''
means the Task Force on Clinical Preventive Services
established under section 3131 of the Public Health Service
Act, as amended by the America's Affordable Health Choices Act
of 2009.
(2) The term ``Task Force on Community Preventive
Services'' means Task Force on Community Preventive Services
established under section 3132 of the Public Health Service
Act, as amended by the America's Affordable Health Choices Act
of 2009.
(3) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health
and Human Services.
(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this Act, there
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for
each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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