Providing Annual Pap Tests to Save Women's Lives Act of 2004

This bill, introduced in 2004, sought to expand Medicare coverage for cervical cancer screenings. If enacted, it would have allowed all women enrolled in Medicare to receive annual Pap smears and pelvic exams, regardless of their age or whether they were considered "high-risk" for the disease. Under the rules at the time, Medicare typically only covered these screenings once every two years for most women, so this change would have increased the frequency of fully covered preventative care.