The Rhode Island Department of Health is expanding free breast cancer follow up care for more low-income women. The program used to help only uninsured women get follow-up care after an abnormal finding during breast cancer screening. Now the program will help women who are insured but can’t afford co-pays and deductibles.
Breast cancer follow-up services include things like diagnostic breast imaging and biopsies.
Eligibility for these services will be determined by a woman’s income, which must be no more than two and half times (250%) the federal poverty level.