To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a working group to formulate recommendations for standardizing the measurements of loneliness and isolation, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a working group to formulate recommendations for standardizing the measurements of loneliness and isolation, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Government Operations, Labor.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H815F5D6B9D1743AFB4A18C60953518A6: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Measurements for Loneliness and Isolation Act of 2023.
- Section HF12B9D33DD5E4BC2B15D87545AA7627F: 2. Working Group on Unifying Loneliness Research In this section: The term isolation means the objective lack of social relationships or limited social contact...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a working group to formulate recommendations for standardizing the measurements of loneliness and isolation, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Government Operations, Labor
Primary Purpose
This bill, To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a working group to formulate recommendations for standardizing the measurements of loneliness and isolation, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Sponsors
Mike Flood
R-NE | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Flood (for himself and Mr. Trone) introduced the following …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
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