HB 1898 -- Women's Heart Health Program

Sponsor:  Zerr

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 screenings for women who
are between 40 and 64 years of age, receive breast and cervical
cancer screenings under the Missouri Show Me Healthy Women
Program, are uninsured or underinsured, and have a gross family
income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level.  The
department must contract with providers who currently provide
services under the Missouri Show Me Healthy Women Program.  Any
woman whose screening indicated an increased risk for heart
disease must receive the appropriate follow-up health care
services.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 14, 2010 at 3:12 pm