Medical Assistance for a Person with Breast or Cervical Cancer

Medical Assistance for a person with Breast or Cervical Cancer (MA-BC) is a basis of eligibility for people who need treatment for breast or cervical cancer, including precancerous conditions and early stage cancer.

To be eligible for MA-BC, a person must be screened and diagnosed through a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEEDP).

Minnesota has two screening programs:

• Minnesota Department of Health's Sage Screening Program Sage is a statewide comprehensive breast and cervical cancer screening program administered by the Minnesota Department of Health. For eligible people, Sage provides free office visits for breast and cervical exams, as well as a screening mammogram and Pap smears.
• American Indian Cancer Foundation's Screen Our Circle Screen Our Circle is the American Indian Cancer Foundation’s National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program. Screen Our Circle works with urban American Indian and Alaskan Native clinics to increase cancer screening and early cancer detection rates.

This subchapter includes policies that apply to MA-BC and links to policies that apply to all MA programs and all Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP) programs.

1. MA-BC General Requirements
2. MA-BC Applications
3. MA-BC Mandatory Verifications
4. MHCP Rights
5. MA Responsibilities
6. MHCP Retroactive Coverage
7. MA-BC Non-Financial Eligibility
8. MA-BC Basis of Eligibility
9. MA Citizenship and Immigration
10. MA County Residency
11. MA Living Arrangement
12. MA Social Security Number
13. MHCP State Residency
14. MA-BC Financial Eligibility
15. MA-BC Post-Eligibility
16. MA Begin and End Dates
17. MA Benefit Recovery
18. MHCP Change in Circumstances
19. MA Cooperation
20. MA Cost Sharing
21. MHCP Fraud
22. MA-BC Health Care Delivery
23. MHCP Inconsistent Information
24. MA Qualifying Health Coverage
25. MA Referral for Other Benefits
26. MA-BC Renewals