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Breast & Cervial Cancer Information
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| 07/24/2002 02:14 PM |
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| 01/02/2004 09:57 AM |
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What is the Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act? |
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What is the Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act? |
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The Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act (BCCPTA) of 2000 allows states the option to provide full Medicaid coverage to women, who otherwise would not have health care coverage for breast and/or cervical cancer, for the duration of their treatment. To qualify for Medicaid coverage under the program, a woman must be under age 65, not eligible for Medicaid, without creditable health care coverage, and screened through the state's Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, which is administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and lastly, be found to need treatment for breast and/or cervical cancer or pre-cancerous conditions. For further information about BCCPTA, go to http://www.cms.hhs.gov/bccpt/default.asp .
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