Re: Ins. ?

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Dear ,

Here's a few to get your started. I would also ask your doctor's office or

hospital. I'm sure you'd qualify with 4 and a single mom. Good Luck!

_http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132-2940-13487--,00.html_

(http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132-2940-13487--,00.html)

_http://commtechlab.msu.edu/SITES/bcl/_

(http://commtechlab.msu.edu/SITES/bcl/)

Where Are These Services Available?

Women throughout Michigan may seek these services from local health

departments and over 700 contracted BCCCP providers across the state. Services

are

also available through tribal health clinics of federally recognized Indian

tribes.

A woman's usual health care provider may encourage the woman to take

advantage of this program. In addition, any Michigan woman ages 40 through 64

can

call (toll-free) 800-922-MAMM to obtain a phone number for the BCCCP local

coordinating agency closest to her home. The local agency will assess each

woman

for program eligibility, based upon age and income, and will provide an

appointment to a health care provider or clinic near her home.

For the name and number of the local BCCCP agency nearest you, call

(toll-free) 800-922-MAMM or _click here_

(http://www.michigan.gov/documents/MichBCCCPagencies-consumerlist_114637_7.pdf)

to download a county-by-county list of

local BCCCP coordinating agencies within Michigan. (available as an Adobe

Acrobat PDF file)*

Provider Participation

BCCCP services are coordinated through 19 local health departments across

Michigan, as well as the Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit. These agencies

have enlisted the cooperation and participation of physicians, hospitals, and

other health care organizations in their communities to assure that all

necessary follow-up services are provided.

Local agencies are required to provide or arrange for basic screening

services, i.e., clinical breast exams, screening mammograms, pelvic exams, Pap

smears, and patient education.

Some local agencies are delivering these basic services through their

existing or expanded department staff. Others are providing the basic services

through subcontracts with community providers. Local agencies usually contract

with radiology facilities to provide mammography services to enrolled women, as

well as with clinical laboratories to analyze Pap tests.

For more information about how you can become a BCCCP provider, contact the

Michigan BCCCP office at

3. What women are eligible for BCCCP services?

To be eligible for BCCCP services, women must meet the following criteria:

* Have an income < 250% of federal poverty level (see chart below)

* Be uninsured or underinsured for these tests and

* Be age 40 - 64 for breast/cervical cancer screening and for

diagnostic follow-up of breast/cervical abnormalities or

* Be age 18 - 39 and have been identified with a cervical abnormality

through the Family Planning program (Title X).

Note: Women who are enrolled in a managed care program, a health maintenance

organization, or Medicare Part B are not eligible for the BCCCP.

Federal Poverty Level (2007)*

Size of Family Unit

250% of Poverty Level

1

$25,525

2

$34,225

3

$42,925

4

$51,625

5

$60,325

8.Does the BCCCP pay for cancer treatment if a breast or cervical cancer is

diagnosed through the program?

In the event of a diagnosis of breast or cervical cancer through the BCCCP,

a woman may be eligible for Medicaid coverage. If eligible, Medicaid will pay

for all of her medical expenses for as long as she is being treated for the

cancer. Once treatment is no longer needed, the woman is then potentially

eligible (once again, based upon age and income) for continued annual screening

services through the BCCCP.