Welcome to the Washington Breast and Cervical Health Program. If you are age 40-64, you may be eligible for free or low-cost breast and cervical health screening services. The Washington Breast and Cervical Health Program (WBCHP) in Washington state is designed to provide uninsured and underinsured women aged 40-64 with breast and cervical cancer screenings.
A WBCHP clinical screening site is a healthcare agency or provider's office that has agreed to provide early screening and detection services to a population identified by the Washington Breast and Cervical Health Program. The healthcare agency or provider's office has contracted with the local WBCHP Prime Contractor to provide these services for a fee that is reimbursed by the WBCHP Prime Contractor using Medicare Guidelines.
Women enrolled in the WBCHP must receive mammography service by mammography facilities that have WBCHP vendor agreements in their communities. To make a referral, the clinic will call the participating mammography facility. It is recommended that the clinic ask the facility to make note in the appointment book that the appointment is for a WBCHP client. The clinic will complete the appropriate sections of the "Radiology-Breast Evaluation Reporting and Reimbursement Form" according to the clinic instructions, attach its usual referral form, and give it to the client to take to the mammography facility. The "Radiology-Breast Evaluation Reporting and Reimbursement Form" will serve as her referral to receive the mammogram.