Breast and Cervical Health - Request for Proposals

We are now accepting applications to provide medical services related to breast and cervical cancer screenings. This includes clinical, radiology, laboratory and surgical providers in Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Lincoln, Spokane, Adams, Whitman, Garfield and Asotin counties.

The following providers are strongly encouraged to apply:

• Providers who have the capacity to provide medical services to disabled, racial or ethnic minorities, sexual minorities or any other underserved population
• Providers who have past experience with the BCH program
• Providers who have the capacity to accept new patients
• Providers who can demonstrate proficiency with patient recall, i.e. initiate follow-up contact with patients who may need further screening
• Providers practicing in rural communities
• Providers who practice in multiple sites

The application process is very simple, and all interested providers who choose to contract with SRHD for breast and cervical services will be accepted. Applications are available by calling (509) 324-1520 or by clicking the link below:

• Application

About Provider Contracts:
All providers who want to participate in this program must first sign a contract. Contracts will cover services provided from the day of receipt of the signed contract through June 30. The total amount of all contracts in any given year is variable; however, for fiscal year 2008, the total is expected to be $350,000. All services are paid at Medicare reimbursement rates, except for digital mammography, which is paid at conventional film rates.

About the Program:
The BCH program is made possible through a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Washington State Department of Health, and the eastern Washington affiliate of the Susan G Komen Foundation.

The program pays for early detection of breast and/or cervical cancer for low income women between the ages of 40 and 64 years. The overall goal of the program is to increase women’s survival from breast and cervical cancer. For women who are diagnosed with cancer, a system is in place to pay for their treatment needs. In fiscal year 2007, SRHD’s BCH program enrolled over 600 new clients and maintained an active client database of over 2,000 women. In eastern Washington, the program has continued to see year-to-year increases in newly enrolled clients. Based on current estimates, each year 10-20 eastern Washington women will have their lives saved as a result of this program. We serve clients from our nine-county region.

Program eligibility:

• Women between the ages of 40 and 64
• Women who are at or below 250% of the federal poverty level
• Women who have no other means to pay for breast or cervical screenings, such as women without health insurance
• Women who are NOT on Medicaid

Link to state website:  http://www.doh.wa.gov/wbchp/default.htm