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Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007--Continued

Floor Speech

By: Ron Wyden
By: Ron Wyden
Date: Aug. 2, 2007
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Minors and Children Health and Health Care

SMALL BUSINESS TAX RELIEF ACT OF 2007--Continued -- (Senate - August 02, 2007)

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AMENDMENT NO. 2570, AS MODIFIED, TO AMENDMENT NO. 2530

Mr. WYDEN. I thank the chairman from the Senate Finance Committee.

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The amendment is as follows:

On page 217, after line 25 insert the following:

SEC. X. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS RELATING TO DIABETES PREVENTION.

There is authorized to be appropriated $15 million to fund demonstration projects in up to 10 states over 3 years for voluntary incentive programs to promote children's receipt of relevant screenings and improvements in healthy eating and physical activity with the aim of reducing the incidence of type 2 diabetes. Such programs may involve reductions in cost-sharing or premiums when children receive regular screening and reach certain benchmarks in healthy eating and physical activity. Under such programs, a State may also provide financial bonuses for partnerships with entities, such as schools, which increase their education and efforts with respect to reducing the incidence of type 2 diabetes and may also devise incentives for providers serving children covered under this title and title XIX to perform relevant screening and counseling regarding healthy eating and physical activity. Upon completion of these demonstrations the Secretary shall provide a report to Congress on the results of the State demonstration projects and the degree to which they helped improve health outcomes related to type 2 diabetes in children in those States.

Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I will be very brief. The amendment has been accepted by the leadership on the Senate Finance Committee. We have been talking a lot about health care. We have a lot of health care in our country, but, unfortunately, not enough prevention or wellness.

This amendment is designed to deal with epidemic juvenile diabetes. We can effect it by encouraging people to change behavior through personal responsibility with a bipartisan agreement to promote that.

I urge its adoption.


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