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Obamacare, or the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Title IV: Prevention of Chronic Disease and Improving Public Health

Title IV: Prevention of Chronic Disease and Improving Public Health

To understand more about Title IV: Prevention of Chronic Disease and Improving Public Health, see the full text of Title IV and the Amendments to Title IV.

Subtitle A: Modernizing Disease Prevention and Public Health Systems

  • Section 4001:  National Prevention, Health Promotion and Public Health Council
  • Section 4002:  Prevention and Public Health Fund
  • Section 4003:  Clinical and Community Preventive Services
  • Section 4004:  Education and Outreach Campaign Regarding Preventive Benefits

Subtitle B: Increasing Access to Clinical Preventive Services

  • Section 4101:  School-based Health Centers
  • Section 4102:  Oral Healthcare Prevention Activities
  • Section 4103:  Medicare Coverage of Annual Wellness Visit Providing a Personalized Prevention Plan
  • Section 4104:  Removal of Barriers to Preventive Services in Medicine
  • Section 4105:  Evidence-based Coverage of Preventive Services in Medicare
  • Section 4106:  Improving Access to Preventive Services for Eligible Adults in Medicaid
  • Section 4107:  Coverage of Comprehensive Tobacco Cessation Services for Pregnant Women in Medicaid
  • Section 4108:  Incentives for Prevention of Chronic Diseases in Medicaid

Subtitle C: Creating Healthier Communities

  • Section 4201:  Community Transformation Grants
  • Section 4202:  Healthy Aging, Living Well; Evaluation of Community-based Prevention and Wellness Programs for Medicare Beneficiaries
  • Section 4203:  Removing Barriers and Improving Access to Wellness for Individuals with Disabilities
  • Section 4204:  Immunizations
  • Section 4205:  Nutrition Labeling of Standard Menu Items at Chain Restaurants
  • Section 4206:  Demonstration Project Concerning Individualized Wellness Plan
  • Section 4207:  Reasonable Break Time for Nursing Mothers

Subtitle D: Support for Prevention and Public Health Innovation

  • Section 4301:  Research on Optimizing the Delivery of Public Health Services
  • Section 4302:  Understanding Health Disparities:  Data Collection and Analysis
  • Section 4303:  CDC and Employer-based Wellness Programs
  • Section 4304:  Epidemiology-Laboratory Capacity Grants
  • Section 4305:  Advancing Research and Treatment for Pain Care Management
  • Section 4306:  Funding for Childhood Obesity Demonstration Project

Subtitle E: Miscellaneous Provisions

  • Section 4401:  Sense of the Senate Concerning CBO Scoring
  • Section 4402:  Effectiveness of Federal Health and Wellness Initiatives

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