CALCIUM SUPPLEMENT COVERAGE UNDER HEALTH CARE REFORM INITIATIVE
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
CALCIUM SUPPLEMENT COVERAGE UNDER HEALTH CARE REFORM INITIATIVE for those individuals not receiving optimal levels of calcium from diet is one public health recommendation made in a National Institutes of Health consensus development conference statement on calcium intake released June 8. The statement recommends that the federal government "address within health care reform the need for coverage of calcium supplements for those who cannot reach optimal calcium intake through foods alone."