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PA HR3
Resolution
Status
Introduced
1/10/2025
Primary Sponsor
Kristine Howard
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AI Summary
- Designates March 2025 as "Endometriosis Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania
- Acknowledges the need to educate the public and medical professionals about endometriosis symptoms and diagnosis, noting the condition affects an estimated 10% of women yet has an average 10-year wait time for diagnosis
- Urges Congress to fund endometriosis detection and treatment research through Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs and continue such funding annually
- Calls on Congress to review Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System codes to ensure adequate Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement for endometriosis surgical treatments, including excision surgery
- Requests Congress establish a national "Endometriosis Awareness Month" and directs copies of the resolution be sent to the President, Congress, and the American Medical Association
Legislative Description
Designating the month of March 2025 as "Endometriosis Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
Last Action
Referred to Health
1/10/2025
Committee Referrals
Health1/10/2025
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