U.S. Representative Lois Capps (D-Calif.) has reintroduced legislation calling for annual reporting on care for women with cardiovascular disease, according to an American Heart Association news release.
The Heart disease Education, Research and Analysis and Treatment for Women Act would require the U.S. Health and Human Services to submit an annual report to Congress on the quality of and access to care for women with heart disease, according to the release. The act would also grant all states eligibility for funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's WISEWOMAN screening program for low-income, underinsured and uninsured women.
The HEART for Women Act aims to increase healthcare providers' awareness of women's higher risk of heart disease compared to men and to ensure equal access to quality care across the sexes. Rep. Capps said, "My legislation addresses this critical health issue by ensuring more women have access to screening for heart disease, filling the critical knowledge gaps by ensuring that healthcare professionals are informed about the risks of cardiovascular disease in women and supporting increased data collection to identify new treatments for women," according to the report.
The act was introduced earlier this year by Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and passed the House of Representatives in the 110th and 111th Congresses with near-unanimous support, according to a news release by Rep. Capps' office.
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The Heart disease Education, Research and Analysis and Treatment for Women Act would require the U.S. Health and Human Services to submit an annual report to Congress on the quality of and access to care for women with heart disease, according to the release. The act would also grant all states eligibility for funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's WISEWOMAN screening program for low-income, underinsured and uninsured women.
The HEART for Women Act aims to increase healthcare providers' awareness of women's higher risk of heart disease compared to men and to ensure equal access to quality care across the sexes. Rep. Capps said, "My legislation addresses this critical health issue by ensuring more women have access to screening for heart disease, filling the critical knowledge gaps by ensuring that healthcare professionals are informed about the risks of cardiovascular disease in women and supporting increased data collection to identify new treatments for women," according to the report.
The act was introduced earlier this year by Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and passed the House of Representatives in the 110th and 111th Congresses with near-unanimous support, according to a news release by Rep. Capps' office.
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