Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women’s Health Act of 2026

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Boosts access to life-saving cancer screenings for women, especially those in underserved communities.

This bill would set aside $60 million over three years to help more women get crucial cancer screenings and early detection services. It focuses on reaching women of color, low-income women, and those in rural areas. The bill also aims to improve healthcare provider training and study cancer screening access across the country.

What Would Change

Today, many women, especially those from specific racial and ethnic groups, low-income backgrounds, or rural areas, face barriers to getting preventive cancer screenings. If this bill becomes law, it would set aside $20 million each year for three years to expand these screenings, create new training programs for healthcare providers, and launch a two-year project to boost cervical cancer co-testing for at-risk groups.

Key Provisions

Sets aside $20 million each year for three years to expand cancer screening services for women, especially women of color.
Creates a program to train doctors, nurses, and other healthcare providers on the latest breast and gynecologic cancer screening methods.
Starts a 2-year project to increase cervical cancer co-testing for women with higher rates of the disease, like Black, Hispanic/Latina, and Asian American women.
Requires a study on cancer screening access across the U.S. and reports to Congress every five years.

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Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women’s Health Act of 2026

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