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Program: Connecticut Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program

Agency: BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL - YALE NEW HAVEN HEALTH


Resource Number: 17494535
Description
Free breast cancer and heart disease screening program for uninsured or underinsured women ages 40-64, or under age 40 with symptoms and/or specific risk factors. Free cervical cancer screening for uninsured or underinsured women ages 21-64 who qualify for a clinical breast examination and a Pap test. Women must have income at or below 250% of the Federal Poverty Level to be eligible for the screenings. Women diagnosed through this early detection program can receive free treatment for the cancer or pre-cancerous condition through a special Medicaid coverage group. A woman qualifying under this Medicaid group is eligible for full Medicaid benefits, not only those relating to the diagnosed cancer or pre-cancer condition. Coverage under this group may remain in effect for as long as the woman continues to meet the following five eligibility factors:
1) Must have been screened for breast or cervical cancer under the Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
2) Must be otherwise uninsured
3) Must be under age 65
4) Must be resident of Connecticut and a US citizen or eligible non-citizen
5) Must not be eligible for Medicaid as a member of a mandatory categorically needy coverage group


Program Phones:
203-384-3775Voice
Senior Administrator
 Anne Diamond, JD, CNMT
President


Location information
Sites offering this program
+ BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL ->
BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL  
Location: 267 Grant Street
Bridgeport, CT 06610 (Map)

Site Phones:
203-384-3775Voice
203-384-4728TTY

Hours of operation 		Site Hours:
24 hr/7 days
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Program Delivery
Eligibility: MAMMOGRAM & HEART DISEASE SCREENING: Women ages 40-64, or under age 40 with symptoms and/or specific risk factors;
CLINICAL BREAST EXAM AND PAP TEST: Women ages 21-64;
FOR BOTH SCREENINGS: Must have income at or below 250% of the Federal Poverty Level; Must have no insurance or insurance that does not provide coverage for Pap tests or mammograms or have a high insurance deductible
NOTE: Program sites will determine eligibility, including risk assessment
MEDICAID COVERAGE GROUP: Must have been screened for breast or cervical cancer under the Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program; Must be otherwise uninsured; Must be under age 65; Must be a resident of Connecticut and a US citizen or eligible non-citizen; Must not be eligible for Medicaid as a member of a mandatory categorically needy coverage group
Application Process: Call for more information
Program Fees: No fee
Documents Required: Call for required documents
Defined coverage area(s), for the Program offered at selected Site:
CT-Fairfield County


Custom fields
GenderFemales only
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Minimum Age21
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Maximum Age64
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FeesNo fee
Walk Ins AcceptedNo
Categorized as:
Cancer Detection * Breast Cancer
Cancer Detection * Cervical Cancer


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