What is the Women's Health Program
What is the Women's Health Program?
The Medicaid Women's Health Program provides low-income women with family exams, related health screening and birth control through Texas Medicaid.
Covered Services
The Medicaid Women's Health Program provides low-income women ages 18 to 44 with:
One family planning exam each year, which might include:
- Pap smear
- Screening for breast and cervical cancers, diabetes, sexually transmitted diseases, and high blood pressure
Family planning counseling and education. This can include natural family planning and abstinence.
Birth control:
- Birth control pill
- Vaginal ring
- Hormone patch
- Diaphragm
- Male and female condoms
- Spermicide
- Intrauterine device (IUD)
- Cervical cap
- Depo-Provera
- Methods to prevent pregnancy (tubal ligations or Essure). Doesn't include emergency birth control
- Follow-up family planning visits related to your method of birth control
This program only pays for the services listed above. If a health problem such as a sexually transmitted disease, diabetes or cancer is found, you will be referred to a doctor or clinic that can treat you. You might have to pay for those extra services.
For more information on how to apply and to see frequently asked questions, please click here.
