HB 1160 -- Women's Heart Health Program

Sponsor:  Curls

Subject to appropriations, this bill establishes the Women's
Heart Health Program within the Department of Health and Senior
Services to provide heart disease risk screening services to
uninsured and underinsured women.  The department must contract
with health care providers who are currently providing services
under the Missouri Show Me Healthy Women Program to provide
screening services.  Any woman whose screening indicates an
increased risk for heart disease will receive appropriate follow-
up health care services.  The program services will be available
to women:

(1)  Who are between the ages of 40 and 64;

(2)  Who are receiving breast and cervical cancer screenings
under the Missouri Show Me Healthy Women Program;

(3)  Who are uninsured or whose insurance does not provide
coverage for heart disease risk screenings; or

(4)  Whose gross family income is at or below 250% of the federal
poverty level.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated November 17, 2009 at 9:26 am