Phyllis,and all... I listened to the Aetna webinar, and was underwhelmed. None 
of my questions were answered. They said they would answer more questions after 
and send materials and didn't, or at least I didn't get them. Is the USLCA 
webinar by "our people" the one called "reimbursement 101" by Gini Baker etal? 
right now I see a lot of people who have kaiser insurance and they are "happy" 
well, willing to pay out of pocket to get the help they need. Right now I am 
tempted to just keep doing what I am doing and let the families fight for 
reimbursement. Idon't charge that much as I am frequently told by my clients, 
and they really see it as worth it. My husband is a dentist and there is NO WAY 
ON EARTH I am willing to get into insurance billing having watched his office 
people struggle over the years.  We have worked with an opthamologist and and 
orthopedic surgeon who no longer take insurance. If you want to use their 
services, you pay them and submit insurance yourself. Those services were MUCH 
more costly than my fees. Now that insurance renewals are happening, I really 
don't want to fall behind, but don't want to change my practice either or add 
the additional work. Both my chiropractor and acupuncturist give me superbills. 
Why can't we do the same if we wish, especially in private practice. Just 
wondering what others are thinking and doing.
 JANET FISHSTROM DOMBRO,IBCLC,RLC





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Sent: Wed, January 16, 2013 6:34:07 PM
Subject: Re: medical health care act

That is true if her policy covers consults and pumps. Some moms have to wait for 
their own policy renewal date and hope her old coverage hasn't been 
grandfathered in. The new ACA / govt healthcare requires consults and pumps 
provided FREE to the mother. The IBCLC then bills her ins co for pymt. Can't 
call it "reimbursement" due to the $ amt paid.  Check USLCA for 2 webinars 
summarizing the process. One by our people & one by Aetna. Then your issur is, 
What pump will the ins co provide and how soon and other questions.
Phyllis Adamson
Phx, AZ

Dawn Staudt-Vanek <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Are any of your hospitals doing direct insurance billing for breastpump
>rentals or outpatient consults? We have always required payment at time
>of service but are having clients state that they're insurance
>companies say we now have to bill directly. Does anyone have experience
>with this or know where to direct me? Thank you, Dawn Staudt-Vanek RN,
>IBCLC
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