To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to review utilization of diabetes screening benefits and make recommendations on outreach programs with respect to such benefits, and for other purposes.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

H.R. 6012, the diabetes screening bill, would require Health and Human Services to review the utilization of diabetes screening tests available to seniors under Medicare and make recommendations to increase utilization.

We obviously don't know the cause of diabetes, but both genetics and environmental factors such as obesity and lack of activity appear to play roles. Diabetes affects an estimated 24 million Americans.

Approximately 57 million Americans have a pre-diabetic condition. Identifying those with diabetes early can reduce the likelihood of people developing costly and debilitating conditions associated with the disease. We do need to know if people are using this provided service, and if not why not, and examine how do we ensure to connect people with the service.

I urge my colleagues to support this resolution.

I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 6012) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to review uptake and utilization of diabetes screening benefits and establish an outreach program with respect to such benefits, and for other purposes, as amended.

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material in the Record.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Speaker, H.R. 6012, sponsored by Representative Zack Space of Ohio, is designed to reduce the number of undiagnosed seniors with diabetes by evaluating more seniors sooner through the HHS diabetes screening benefit. I urge my colleagues to support this commonsense legislation.

I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I also yield back the balance of my time and urge passage of the bill.