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I am in El Paso, Texas and there is a Baby-Friendly hospital just across the
border in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. A fairly reliable source has told me (and
others) that this hospital does not provide formula for babies; families must
bring their own if they don't intend to breastfeed. Of course this raises
the question of what happens to those babies whose mother intended to but
cannot (i.e. medical event, sickness, etc) or babies in ICU whose mother's are
not pumping a full supply etc. We are attempting to arrange a tour of this
hospital to see first hand what the answers are to these questions. I'll let you
know!
In the mean time, I think that the issues that have been discussed
previously on this list (i.e. informed consent paperwork for formula use, physician
notification/orders if formula is to be used as a supplement etc.) are all
moving in the direction that Gerry speaks of where ABM is the exception rather
than the rule.
When the INSURANCE companies see the light on paying for the formula and the
increased medical costs associated then we will really see a change. I keep
saying this and one of these days I will get on my bandwagon with the
insurance companies, we need a Baby-Friendly Insurance Initiative so that the
hospitals are told what their policies must be for the insurance companies to
approve that facility and/or provider for their members (is that the correct
word?).
Keep up the good fight ladies! One HCP, store manager, newspaper editor,
news anchor, mother, father and baby at a time we will make our way up this
very steep mountain.
Christine Pillado
El Paso, Texas...where my friend was told to supplement her 24 hour old with
formula b/c of low blood sugar but was told she couldn't get a pump to
supplement with colostrum because that was like ordering medicine she didn't
need...AHHHHHHH
Gerry Welch <[log in to unmask]>
I see your logic. Formula is currently billed as you say. My point is maybe
it shouldn't be. I'm seeing formula as medicine not food. A hospital may be
reluctant to give up their status quo. They get formula very cheap in return
for us using so much. If they went baby friendly the price the hospital pays
for the formula would go up. A hospital is not in the business to lose
money. My way saves the hospital money and encourages breastfeeding. A
hospital wouldn't mind you bringing in your own food if you ate a special
food. I wish formula could be seen as an unusual occurance in the hospital
setting.
Make sense?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paula M. R. Hart" <[log in to unmask]>
When
> I am a patient in the hospital, the cost of my food is included in my room
> fee. I have never been charged for my meal, nor have I been asked to
> bring food from home (actually, I suspect the nurses would prefer that I
> not bring food from home). I don't think my insurance is billed more or
> less if I eat their food or not. Why would another patient be treated
> different from me just because that person is much younger? I am all for
> breastfeeding, but I think that it does not make sense to treat different
> patients differently as far as costs go. Is there something I don't get?
> It wouldn't be the first time!
> At 02:11 PM 12/17/04 -0500, you wrote:
>>Why would the hospital have to pay? Insurance should cover medically
>>necessary formula and parents would have to pay for or bring their own
>>formula for not medically warranted.
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Phyllis Adamson"
>><[log in to unmask]>
>>
>>> but when they found
>>>>out how much formula would cost the hospital when they had to buy it
>>>>themselves they opted out of that idea.
>
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