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Proponents ask lawmakers to authorize pilot recognizing medical health and fitness centers as prevention sites
Summary
Supporters of HB2364 said recognizing certain health and fitness facilities and launching a pilot to integrate exercise physiologists into care teams could reduce ER visits and chronic disease costs; advocates asked for a standard to distinguish clinical facilities from commercial gyms.
Representative Paul McMurtry and owners/operators from Dedham Health and Athletic Club asked the Joint Committee on Public Health to support House Bill 2364, which would recognize medical health and fitness facilities and establish a pilot program to deliver supervised, evidence‑based exercise as…
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