H.R. 2216 · 117th Congress
Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women’s Health Act of 2021
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jimmy Gomez
- Introduced
- 2021-03-26
- Latest action
- 2021-03-29 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women's Health Act of 2021
This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a series of programs to increase access to cancer screenings for women.
These programs include demonstration projects to
train certain health care providers to screen for breast and cervical cancer, and increase co-testing of human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer among populations that have disproportionate rates of cervical cancer.