Mariposa Community Health Center

Mariposa Community Health Center

Mariposa Community Health Center provides mammograms in Arizona. To obtain more details on eligibility please contact Mariposa Community Health Center directly by calling (520) 281-1550.

FAQs

Is Mariposa Community Health Center a participating provider for The Well Woman HealthCheck Program (WWHP), for free mammograms?

Yes, it is.

Is The Well Woman HealthCheck Program (WWHP) helps low-income, uninsured, and underinsured women gain access to breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services, including: clinical breast exams, mammograms, pap tests, and pelvic exams?

• Yes, it is.
• Diagnostic testing is such as ultrasounds, biopsies, other tests are also available if screening results are abnormal.

What are the services?

• Be a woman Be a resident of Arizona, Be uninsured or underinsured (have insurance that does not cover the services offered by the WWHP or have a co-pay of $100 or more for breast and cervical cancer screening and/or diagnostic services).
• Not have Medicare Part B, Not be enrolled in the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), which is Arizona's Medicaid program.
• For breast cancer screening, be 40 - 64 years old (or any age 21 and over if you have symptoms, such as pain, a lump, nipple discharge, an inverted nipple, etc.) and not recently diagnosed with breast cancer.
• For cervical cancer screening, be 21 - 64 years old and not recently diagnosed with cervical cancer.
• Not exceed the household income guidelines.

Is getting screened for cancer increases the chance to detect the disease early?

• Yes, when it is most likely to be curable.
• The American Cancer Society maintains screening recommendations and guidelines for early detection of cancer.

Do I need a Dr's referral for a free mammogram?

• Yes

Do I need to make an appointment to be seen?

Do I need to be a resident of this county to get a free mammogram?

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