New funding added to the Kentucky Women’s Cancer Screening Program

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Team Kentucky is increasing the funding for the Kentucky Women’s Cancer Screening Program after starting the program in 2022, according to an update by Gov. Andy Beshear on Thursday.

In 2022, the Kentucky Women’s Cancer Screening Program started its program to give breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services for free for those who qualify in Kentucky.

The program has been growing since it’s opening and is now receiving an increase of 22% in funding from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Some of the services provided through this program are mammograms and pap tests.

The requirements to apply for the services are you have to be 21 or older, household income has to be at or below 250 percent of the poverty level, and you have no health insurance including Medicaid and Medicare Part B. Locations for this program are spread across all of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

This program is aimed at helping people get checked early on because early detection is key to a successful treatment of cervical an breast cancer.

To find more information about the Women’s Cancer Screening Program visit the website chfs.ky.gov and search the program name.