S 573 110th Congress Senate

HEART for Women Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women.

Introduced: February 5, 2008 See on congress.gov

Health Access to health careAdministrative procedureCardiovascular diseasesClinical trials

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CommerceCommunication in medicineCommunication in scienceCongressCongressional investigationsCongressional reporting requirementsData banksDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDrug approvalsDrug industryDrugsEducationFood and Drug Administration (FDA)Government Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkGovernment publicityGovernmental investigationsHealth educationHealth information systemsHealth surveysHigher educationHospital careIndian medical careIndian womenLawLicensesMedical educationMedical malpracticeMedical recordsMedical screeningMedical statisticsMedical suppliesMedical testsMedically uninsuredMedicareMinoritiesMinority healthNative AmericansPeer review organizations (Medicine)Pharmaceutical researchPhysiciansPovertyPreventive medicineQuality of careScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareStandardsStrokeWomenWomen's health

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Feb 13, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Feb 13, 2007

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action February 13, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment for Women Act or the HEART for Women Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to require an application for approval or for investigation of a drug, device, or biological product to include information stratified by sex, race, and ethnicity, including any differences in safety and effectiveness. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) withhold approval of such an application or place a clinical hold on an investigation if such information is not included; and (2) report to the scientific community and make information available to the public on such stratified data upon approval of an application.

Requires the Comptroller General to study the drug approval process to ensure compliance with this Act.

Requires the Secretary to require that all nonidentifiable patient safety work product reported to a patient safety database be stratified by sex.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), to report to Congress concerning the quality of and access to care for women with heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases.

Provides for an educational campaign relating to heart disease, stroke, and cardiovascular diseases in women.

Authorizes appropriations to enable the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to implement Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation (WISEWOMAN) program projects in all states and territories.

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