HB5520: Health Equity Innovation Act of 2023
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health, to award grants to faith- or community-based organizations to address persistent health inequities and chronic disease challenges.
Plain-language summary
This bill would let the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services give grants to religious groups and community organizations to help fix long-standing health problems that affect certain populations unfairly. The grants would focus on chronic diseases—long-term illnesses like diabetes and heart disease—in communities that face health inequities. Health inequities means some groups have worse health outcomes than others due to unequal access to care and resources. The bill was introduced in the House but has not yet been voted on or sent to .
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HB5520: Health Equity Innovation Act of 2023
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Sponsors
Nikema Williams
Primary SponsorCo-sponsors (10)
Al Green
Gwen Moore
Barbara Lee
Jonathan Jackson
Terri Sewell