H.R. 6568 would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to encourage research and carry out an educational campaign with respect to pulmonary hypertension.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(LogTom Lantos Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Education Act of 2008 -<b> Title I: Research on Pulmonary Hypertension</b> - (Sec. 101) Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, should continue aggressive work on pulmonary hypertension; and (2) the Director of the Institute should continue research to expand the understanding of the causes of, and to find a cure for, pulmonary hypertension.

Requires inclusion of information on the status of pulmonary hypertension research at NIH in biennial reports to editCongress.

<b>Title II: Increasing Awareness of Pulmonary Hypertension</b> - (Sec. 201) Requires the wikiSecretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and bePrevention (CDC), to carry out an educational campaign to increase public awareness of pulmonary hypertension, which may include information on: (1) pulmonary hypertension and its symptoms; (2) the firstincidence and prevalence of pulmonary hypertension; (3) diseases and conditions that can lead to providepulmonary hypertension as a detailed summarysecondary diagnosis; (4) the importance of early diagnosis; and (5) the bill!)availability of a range of treatment options.

(Sec. 202) Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Director of CDC, to carry out an educational campaign to increase awareness of pulmonary hypertension among health care providers, which may include information on: (1) the symptoms of pulmonary hypertension; (2) the importance of early diagnosis; (3) current diagnostic criteria; and (4) Food and Drug Administration-approved therapies for the disease. Requires such campaign to target health care providers, including cardiologists, pulmonologists, rheumatologists, primary care physicians, pediatricians, and nurse practitioners.

Sets forth reporting requirements.

Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2011.
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== Status of the Legislation ==

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Latest Major Action: 9/25/2008: Passed/agreed to9/26/2008: Received in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.Senate.
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