Important: 2024 Sage Program Updates
The Minnesota Department of Health Sage Cancer Screening Program, federally funded through CDC, received a $850,000 per year budget cut to its five-year funding cycle that began in July 2022. Despite implementing large program and staff changes, Sage must take further action to conserve resources to achieve our goal of screening as many individuals as possible.
On February 1, 2024, Sage will NO LONGER provide payment for:
Breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services for women, including transgender males and females, 21 to 29 years of age.
Breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services for those ages 65 and older.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).
More than one office visit CPT charge for each eligible client per date of service. Sage will pay for one office visit CPT per date of service billed on a professional claim OR one office visit CPT per date of service billed on an institutional claim.
Sage will continue to work closely with partner clinics to recruit and enroll Sage-eligible patients and pay for breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services for patients 30 to 64 years of age. Please refer to this Sage Eligibility and Covered Services document (pdf) to obtain more details. Sage will also continue to refer Sage patients requiring treatment services to the MN Department of Human Services’ programs, Medical Assistance for Breast and Cervical Cancer (MA-BC) and Emergency Medical Assistance. We will update the Sage website (mnsage.com) and materials by January 22, 2024. We will post frequently asked questions (FAQs) about program changes to our website mid-January. If these FAQs do not answer your questions, Sage Clinical Services staff will be available by email or phone:
Carlie Koberstine, Clinical Services Consultant, carlie.koberstine@state.mn.us, 651-201-4969
Haley Storms-Kruchten, Clinical Services Coordinator, haley.storms-kruchten@state.mn.us, 651-201-4803