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Call our office for more information:
East Office:
15479 St. Hwy. 160
Forsyth, Missouri 65653
417-546-4725
1-888-707-4725 (toll free)
West Office:
125 Gateway Drive
Branson, Missouri 65616
417-334-4544
1-888-294-9530 (toll free)
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 Show Me Healthy Women
Eligibility
- Quick Reference Guide
Missouri women may qualify for Show Me Healthy Women's FREE cancer screenings **
when they meet these 3 guidelines.
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You currently live in MISSOURI.
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You meet the INCOME guidlines listed below:
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... IF they are a family member:
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...AND the family earns up to:
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$17,180 a year -or- $1,432 a month
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2
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$23,220 a year -or- $1,935 a month
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3
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$29,260 a year -or- $2,438 a month
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4
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$35,300 a year -or- $2,942 a month
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5
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$41,340 a year -or- $3,445 a month
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Income
Guidelines are based on 200% above the federal poverty
guide and may change annually.
Effective March 2001 |
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Call
one of the numbers listed below for income guidelines for
family size above 5.
Cancer Information Service (CIS): 1-800-422-6237
| ACS: 1-800-227-2345
Show Me Healthy Women Office: 573-522-2845
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You meet the AGE guidelines listed below:
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Women Age 50 and Older**:
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- Are eligible for a clinical breast examination
(CBE), breast self-examination (BSE) instruction, and mammogram,
plus a pelvic exam and Pap smear*
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Women Age 18 - 49:
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- Are eligible for a biennial mammogram
if client was 40 - 45 years of age and received a complete
Show Me Healthy Women breast cancer screening prior to August 15, 1997.
- Are eligible for a pelvic examination
and Pap smear*, CBE, and BSE instruction if they are not
eligible for Family Planning or if a Family Planning facility
is not available within a fifty (50) mile radius.
- Are eligible for diagnostic cervical
services2 if their Pap
smear was abnormal and through a participating Show Me Healthy Women provider
or through Title V and Title X (Family Planning) funds.
- Are eligible for diagnostic breast services1
if the CBE results are suspicious for cancer. Show Me Healthy Women does
not pay for this abnormal CBE.
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Women who have had a Hysterectomy:
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- Due to cervical cancer or dysplasia,
continue to be eligible for regular Show Me Healthy Women cervical cancer
screenings.
- Due to any other reason then mentioned
above, are eligible for one (1) pelvic exam to confirm the
presence or absence of the cervix.
- Are eligible for only a CBE and BSE instruction
with the absence of a cervix confirmed (due to another reason
then cervical cancer or dysplasia).
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** Women with Medicaid, Medicare
part B or HMO health coverage are not eligible for Show Me Healthy Women.
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*After the third consecutive negative (normal) annual
Pap smear within a 5-year period (60 months), Show Me Healthy Women will reimburse
for a regular Pap test in 3 years. Clinician's discretion
may override this guideline. If a fourth Pap smear is recommended,
the reason must be recorded in the 'Comment' section on the
Activity Reporting Form.
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1Show Me Healthy Women Breast diagnostic
services:
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2Show Me Healthy Women Cervical diagnostic
services:
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- Repeat CBE &/or mammogram
- Fine needle aspiration (FNA)
- Ultrasound
- Core needle biopsy
- Stereotactic breast biopsies
- Specialist Consultation
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- Repeat Pap test and pelvic examination
- Colposcopy (with or without biopsy)
- Endocervical curettage (ECC)
- Loop electrode excision procedure (LEEP)
- Specialist Consultation
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