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4.7 Breast and Cervical Cancer Program
Through the Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (BCCP), the state of Texas provides Medicaid benefits to eligible women who were screened through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program and found to need treatment for breast or cervical cancer, including precancerous conditions.
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) receives the CDC funds and awards these funds to providers across the state to perform breast and cervical cancer screenings and diagnostic services. Previously, women were only considered screened through the CDC program if all or part of their screening and diagnostic services were paid for with CDC funds.
The provider base that can screen and diagnose a woman so that she may be eligible for Medicaid through the program was expanded and women are now considered "screened" through the CDC program even if CDC funds were not used to pay for their screening and diagnostic services. The expansion opens the program up to more providers so that more women can receive treatment for breast or cervical cancer through the Texas Medicaid Program.
To be eligible to receive Texas Medicaid benefits under BCCP, a woman must be screened through the CDC program and found to need treatment for breast or cervical cancer, including precancerous conditions. Only women at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level are eligible to receive screening services under the CDC program. A woman must also be under 65 years of age, a U.S. citizen or qualified alien, and uninsured or otherwise not eligible for Medicaid. Women eligible to receive Texas Medicaid under BCCP receive Medicaid benefits for the duration of their cancer treatment.
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