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 get full benefit MaineCare coverage
if you:
- Are age 40 through 64; or
- Are age 35 through 39 with breast and/or cervical symptoms and need additional
tests for a possible breast or cervical cancer OR have not had a Pap test in five (5)
or more years; and
- Have income at or below 250%
of the federal poverty guidelines;
- Don't have health insurance (unless it's for a single service or illness); and
- Are a citizen or a
resident non-citizen, AND
- Have been seen by a provider or a mammography facility enrolled in the Maine
Center for Disease Control'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 on the phone.
- 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)
(207) 287-8068
Toll-free
1-800-350-5180 (press 1)
TTY (deaf/hard
of hearing) (207) 287-8015
You can also just contact your
local office of the Department of Health and Human Services and apply for MaineCare if you have breast or cervical cancer.
MaineCare will cover most every health care service that you need to treat your breast or cervical cancer.
If you run into any problems contact Maine Equal Justice
Partners at (207) 626-7058, ext. 200 or toll free at 1-866-626-7059, ext. 200.
Visit the MBCHP pages of the DHHS website.
Income guidelines for MaineCare if you have breast or cervical cancer
(these amounts increase each year)
| Family Size |
Monthly
Household
Income
|
| 1 |
$2,257 |
| 2 |
$3,036 |
| 3 |
$3,815 |
| 4 |
$4,594 |
| 5 |
$5,373 |
| 6 |
$6,153 |
| 7 |
$6,932 |
| 8 |
$7,711 |
| For each additional person add |
$780 |
|
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Maine Equal Justice Partners
July 2009
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