Protect Our Women From Ovarian Cancer Act of 2002 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to expand the Medicare preventive benefit to include qualified screening tests for ovarian cancer.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct or support research, and report to Congress, on the effectiveness of the medical screening technique of using proteomic patterns in blood serum to identify ovarian cancer.
Actions
Apr 2, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 7, 2002
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 7, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E293-294)