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"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
Martin Luther King, Jr.

MaineCare Coverage for Women
with Breast and Cervical Cancer

Have you been diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer? Do you have a pre-cancer condition of the breast or cervix? You will now be able to receive full benefit MaineCare coverage if you:

  1. Are age 40 through 64;
  2. Have income under 250% of the federal poverty guidelines;
  3. Don't have health insurance (unless it's for a single service or illness);
  4. Are a citizen or a resident non-citizen, AND
  5. Have been screened by the Bureau of Health's Maine Breast and Cervical Health Program.

If you want to be screened for cervical and breast cancer....

The Maine Breast and Cervical Health Program (MBCHP) provides free:

  • Mammograms
  • Pap tests
  • Pelvic exams
  • Breast exams
  • Some diagnostic services

Please call the MBCHP to:

  • Fill out an application.
  • Get complete list of providers.
  • Choose a primary care provider site near your home.

The primary care site will provide a breast and cervical exam. They will also schedule a mammogram. If you are found to have breast or cervical cancer, MBCHP will complete a Medicaid application with you.

If you already been diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer...Call MBCHP to see if you are eligible for MBCHP and then MaineCare.


The Maine Breast and Cervical Health Program (MBCHP)

Toll-free 1-800-350-5180 (press 1);

TTY (deaf/hard of hearing) (207) 287-8015


Income guidelines for the MBCHP
(these amounts increase annually)

Family Size

Monthly
Household
Income

1 $2,167
2 $2,917
3 $3,667
4 $4,417
5 $5,167
6 $5,917
7 $6,667
8 $7,417
For each additional person add $750

Disclaimer

Maine Equal Justice Partners
July 2007

We are providing this information as a public service. We try to make it accurate as of the date indicated for each client education page. Sometimes the law changes. We cannot guarantee or promise that this information is always up-to-date and correct. Feel free to contact us to find out if there have been any changes since the date of the information provided.

We do not intend this information to be legal advice. We do not intend it as advertising or solicitation. By providing this information, we are not acting as your lawyer. It is best to consult a competent lawyer before taking legal action.

Because it is important that information be shared, we encourage reproduction and distribution of our work so long as appropriate acknowledgement is made. Please check with us for updates on information before distributing any dated material.



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