CHI St. Francis Health is a Sage Screening Program participant. The Sage Screening Program (formerly MBCCCP) is a partnership between public health and the private health care system. The goal of the Sage Screening Program is to provide quality breast and cervical cancer screening, free of charge, to low and moderate income MN women age 40 and over who are uninsured or under insured. The Sage Screening Program is designed to break down the barrier of cost so that all MN women are able to access breast and cervical cancer screening services. The program is funded with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under Breast and Cervical Cancer Mortality Prevention Act of 1990. |
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Women who meet all three criteria are eligible:
Maximum allowable gross income (Effective April 1, 2007: Guidelines change yearly) |
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Household Size | Monthly Income | Annual Income |
1 | $2,167 | $26,000 |
2 | $2,917 | $35,000 |
3 | $3,667 | $44,000 |
4 | $4,417 | $53,000 |
Add for each additional | $750 | $9,000 |
The following services are free of charge to eligible women at participating facilities:
Breast cancer screening recommendationsThe American Cancer Society (ACS) guidelines on the early detection of breast cancer in asymptomatic women are:
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Cervical cancer screening recommendations
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For more information about the Sage Screening Program, call 1-888-643-2584 or go to www.health.state.mn.us.