MSWISEWOMAN Program Provider Fee For Service Contract

Description

Mississippi Healthcare providers who are enrolled in the MS-Breast and Cervical Cancer Programs are invited to participate in this Request for Applications to become a primary or secondary provider of the MSWISEWOMAN Program. Support provided by the Centers for Disease Control, the Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation, the WISEWOMAN) The program extends preventive medical health services to achieve optimal cardiovascular disease (CVD) health for women aged 35-64 who participate in the CDC-funded National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP). To allow MS-BCCP Providers an opportunity to decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease in the target population by early enhanced screening and evaluations.The CDC’s Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation (WISEWOMAN) program is at the forefront of the nation’s efforts to improve cardiovascular health for low-income, uninsured, underinsured, and underserved participants. The intent is to expand medical services to NBCCEDP participants aged 35-64 to address cardiovascular health concerns in a population that are made vulnerable through social and non-medical health needs. Extensive scientific evidence-based links non-medical factors, including economic opportunities and systemic racism, with poor health outcomes and increased mortality rates. These factors, commonly referred to as social and non-medical health needs, also explain long-standing disparities in cardiovascul