A RESOLUTION

 

1Directing the Joint State Government Commission, in
2collaboration with certain other State departments and
3agencies, to develop a report on diabetes and to issue the
4report to the House of Representatives.

5WHEREAS, More than 990,000 adults in this Commonwealth have
6been diagnosed with diabetes; and

7WHEREAS, An estimated 517,000 Pennsylvanians are undiagnosed;
8and

9WHEREAS, An estimated 3.27 million Pennsylvanians are at risk
10of developing diabetes; and

11WHEREAS, Diabetes and its complications are the seventh
12leading cause of death in this Commonwealth; and

13WHEREAS, Diabetes will cost Pennsylvanians an estimated $1.7
14billion in 2015 and an estimated $18.4 billion by the year 2025;
15and

16WHEREAS, Statistics show that with appropriate management and

1early identification, costs related to diabetes can be
2significantly reduced; therefore be it

3RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives direct the Joint
4State Government Commission to submit a report on diabetes that
5identifies goals and benchmarks and includes plans to reduce the
6incidence of diabetes, improve diabetes care and control
7complications associated with diabetes; and be it further

8RESOLVED, That the Joint State Government Commission develop
9the report on diabetes in collaboration with all of the
10following:

11(1) The Department of Health.

12(2)  The Department of Public Welfare.

13(3)  The Department of Education.

14(4)  The State Employees' Retirement System.

15(5)  The Health Care Containment Council.

16(6)  Any additional State departments or agencies the
17commission deems appropriate to develop, research and prepare
18the report;

19and be it further

20RESOLVED, That the Joint State Government Commission assess
21the financial impact and reach diabetes has on the residents of
22this Commonwealth and the State departments and agencies
23collaborating on the report, and that the assessment include all
24of the following:

25(1) The number of individuals with diabetes impacted or
26covered by the State department or agency.

27(2) The number of individuals with diabetes and family
28members impacted by prevention and diabetes control programs
29implemented by the State department or agency.

30(3) The financial toll or impact diabetes and its

1complications placed on State department or agency programs.

2(4) The financial toll or impact diabetes and its
3complications placed on the State department or agency
4programs in comparison to other chronic diseases and
5conditions;

6and be it further

7RESOLVED, That the Joint State Government Commission conduct
8an assessment of the benefits of implemented programs and
9activities aimed at controlling diabetes and preventing the
10disease, and that the assessment include the amount and source
11for any funding from the Federal Government and the General
12Assembly for programs and activities aimed at reaching those
13with diabetes; and be it further

14RESOLVED, That the Joint State Government Commission provide
15a description of the level of coordination existing between
16State departments and agencies on activities, programmatic
17activities and messaging on managing, treating or preventing all
18forms of diabetes and its complications; and be it further

19RESOLVED, That the Joint State Government Commission provide
20detailed plans and recommendations for the control and
21prevention of diabetes for consideration by the General
22Assembly, and that the plans and recommendations do all of the
23following:

24(1) Identify proposed action steps to reduce the impact
25of diabetes, pre-diabetes and related diabetes complications.

26(2) Identify expected outcomes of the action steps
27proposed in the following biennium.

28(3) Establish benchmarks for controlling and preventing 
29relevant forms of diabetes; and be it further

30RESOLVED, That the Joint State Government Commission develop

1a detailed budget blueprint identifying needs, costs and
2resources required to implement the plans and recommendations of
3each department or agency, and that the blueprint include a
4budget range for all options presented in the recommendations
5identified by each department or agency for consideration by the
6General Assembly; and be it further

7RESOLVED, That the Joint State Government Commission provide
8the initial report on the estimated number of individuals with
9diabetes, pre-diabetes or related diabetes within each
10department or agency and any additional information the
11commission deems appropriate to the General Assembly by March 1,
122015; and be it further

13RESOLVED, That the Joint State Government Commission submit a
14final report on the items listed in this resolution to the
15Diabetes Caucus of the House of Representatives and the Human
16Services Committee of the House of Representatives by September
1715, 2015, and by September 15 of each odd-numbered year
18thereafter following the release of the initial report.