Show Me Healthy Women and Other Women Programs
Free mammograms are now available in MO for women as young as 40. Area women may qualify for free breast (Mammogram) and cervical cancer screenings (Pap Smear) just as thousands of women have already done.
Missouri's Show Me Healthy Women program provides these cancer screenings free to eligible Missouri residents and women who are not U.S. citizens but live in Missouri. There are two Show Me Healthy Women providers in our area: Hannibal Clinic and NECAC Family Planning Center.
Show Me Healthy Women also covers diagnostic evaluation for abnormal mammograms and abnormal Pap smears. If a result shows cancer or precancerous tissue, women automatically qualify for temporary Medicaid that will cover all their treatments. Treatments must be performed at a Show Me Healthy Women provider location.
Early Detection saves lives. The 5-year survival rate for breast cancer is more than 95 percent and is 100 percent for cervical cancer if detected in the early stages of the disease. Please do not delay.
To be eligible for this program, you must be between the ages of 35-64, fall in a specific income range and meet the residency requirements and receive services from one of the two providers in our region. Below are the income and age guidelines.
Size of household |
SMHW Annual |
SMHW monthly |
SMHW weekly |
1 |
$20,800 |
$1,733.00 |
$400.00 |
2 |
$28,000 |
$2,333.00 |
$538.00 |
3 |
$35,200 |
$2,933.00 |
$677.00 |
4 |
$42,400 |
$3,533.00 |
$815.00 |
5 |
$49,600 |
$4,133.00 |
$954.00 |
6 |
$56,800 |
$4,733.00 |
$1,092.00 |
7 |
$64,000 |
$5,333.00 |
$1,231.00 |
8 |
$71,200 |
$5,933.00 |
$1,369.00 |
Each additional person, add: |
$7,200 |
$600.00 |
$138.00 |
Age Guidelines:
Women Age 40 to 64 or older without Medicare Part B:
- Are eligible for a clinical breast examination (CBE), and mammogram, plus a pelvic exam and Pap test.
Women Age 35-39 (Providing no other funding source is available):
- Are eligible for a pelvic examination and Pap test and CBE.
- Are eligible for diagnostic breast services if the CBE results are suspicious for cancer.
- Are eligible for diagnostic cervical services if their initial/follow-up cervical cancer screening (Pap test) was abnormal and was provided by a participating provider or through outside referrals with Pap test results of High Grade SIL or worse.
For information about the signing up for the program call Hannibal Clinic at 573-231-3209 or Family Planning at 573-221-3404.
Hannibal Clinic Health Services has another program for women. This program provides evaluation and treatment of abnormal Pap Smears for uninsured and underinsured women in our area. This program has no age restrictions, so women under 35 are eligible. To obtain more information about this program, call the Clinic at 573-231-3209.
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