- Older women should have a Pap test at least once every three years.
- As of January 1998, Medicare covers Pap tests once every 3 years for all Medicare beneficiaries. For more information about Medicare coverage for cervical cancer screening examinations, please call the Medicare toll-free hotline at 1-800-638-6833.
- Women and health care providers can call the National Cancer Institute's
Cancer Information Service (CIS) at 1-800-4-CANCER to find out the latest,
most accurate information about cervical cancer and cervical cancer screening.
The CIS also provides referrals for free and low-cost cervical cancer screening
through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Breast and
Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (BCCEDP), which targets medically
underserved, low-income women, particularly members of racial and ethnic
minorities.
