- Quick Reference Guide

Missouri women may qualify for Show Me Healthy Women's FREE cancer screenings ** when they meet these 3 guidelines.

1. You currently live in MISSOURI.

2. You meet the INCOME guidlines listed below:

3. You meet the AGE guidelines listed below:

Women Age 50 and Older**:

• Are eligible for a clinical breast examination (CBE), breast self-examination (BSE) instruction, and mammogram, plus a pelvic exam and Pap smear*

Women Age 18 - 49:

• 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.

Women who have had a Hysterectomy:

• 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).

** Women with Medicaid, Medicare part B or HMO health coverage are not eligible for Show Me Healthy Women.

*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.