I will do what I can. I am in Korea until June or so of 2014. I moved here
from San Antonio. I am sure most Moms who encountered resistance there just
paid out of pocket.

~Ginger

Ginger Chun, BA, IBCLC, RLC
Breastfeeding Education and Support
www.freshmilkbaby.com


On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 12:15 AM, Lisa Marasco IBCLC
<[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> Ginger and all,
> My local base does not operate a hospital anymore. They have a base
> pediatrician but members can also see an outside pediatrician. Either way,
> frenulums must be clipped by an outside provider, which is designated to be
> an ENT. Prior pediatricians on base have been on board with referring
> tongue-ties, and we managed to get some through the system, but more ended
> up paying out of pocket due to Tri-care rejection.  The most recent
> pediatrician was very hostile and felt that it was virtually never
> justified.
>
> I have been aware that when there is an in-house option, ie how Dr. Murphy
> worked in a naval hospital, that care was expedited because Tri-Care was
> not a part of the process. But for all of those who don't have in-house
> options, this is a serious problem. I have been working with base moms for
> over 20 years and I've seen it all. It's time to fix this and I welcome all
> those who will help lobby for this long-needed change.
>
> ~Lisa Marasco
>
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