Putting Americans In Control of Their Health Care

Title IV. Prevention of Chronic Disease and Improving Public Health

Providing American Families with Nutrition Information

The Act will help to put American families in control of their own health decisions with nutrition and prevention information based on the best science, including a requirement that certain restaurants and vending machines post calorie information.

States and health care providers will receive additional tools and science-based information to help them develop preventive and obesity-related services for Americans on Medicaid.

Continue to Increasing Preventive Care Services for Medicare Beneficiaries

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