Show Me Healthy Women
Show Me Healthy Women (SMHW) offers free breast and cervical cancer screenings for Missouri women who meet age, income and insurance guidelines.
Show Me Healthy Women (SMHW) began in 1992, and is Missouri’s implementation of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP). SMHW is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and several national, regional and local partner organizations. There are provider locations throughout the state, including local public health agencies, federally qualified health centers, hospitals, private physician offices and not for profit health centers.
Screening Services
- Clinical breast exams (CBE)
- Screening mammograms for women age 50-64
- Screening mammograms for women 40-49 using donated funds, if available
- Pap tests
- Pelvic exams
Diagnostic Services
- Specialist consultation (breast and cervical)
- Diagnostic mammograms
- Ultrasound
- Fine needle aspiration
- Cold knife conization (diagnostic purposes)
- Breast biopsies
- Loop electrode biopsy (LEEP)
- Colposcopy (with or without biopsy)
Guidelines
- Income at or below 250 percent of the federal poverty level for household income, and
- Age 21 to 64, or older if they do not receive Medicare Part B, and
- No insurance to cover program services or unable to pay insurance deductible/co-payment
Enrollment
Locate a provider near you or call toll-free 866-726-9926.
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