A resolution expressing support for designation of the month of May 2026 as "Osteoporosis Prevention and Awareness Month".
Sponsored By: Senator Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Introduced
Summary
Designates May 2026 as Osteoporosis Prevention and Awareness Month and calls for stepped-up public and clinician attention to bone health to reduce fractures and their human and financial toll. The resolution notes about 54 million Americans have osteoporosis or low bone mass, roughly 1 in 2 women and up to 1 in 4 men age 50 and older will break a bone due to osteoporosis, and osteoporotic fractures cost Medicare about $57 billion annually and could exceed $95 billion by 2040.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
ME • R
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