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Subject:	Re: Affordable Healthcare Act
From:	Phyllis Adamson IBCLC <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Lactation Information and Discussion <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:14:05 -0700
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So my question is: will this DME, or the rules of the new ACA, allow mother that level of coverage but she can choose the appropriate quality of pump, or is to the personal pump or nothing?
These rules are a "small" improvement over previous coverage rules that rejected ANY pump on the basis that a pump was for "mother's convenience" and they didn't cover convenience items.
The DMEs are being dragged kicking and screaming into covering breast pumps.
Phyllis

---- Lisa <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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I just heard from a DME who supplies breast pumps here in MA that this is what our major insurances are covering:
Blue Cross will ONLY cover a personal pump, even for Moms with infants in the NICU. This is a change as they used to cover either a personal or hospital grade pump.
Tufts, once a policy is renewed, will cover a personal pump or a rental for 6 months.
Harvard Pilgrim will cover at this time only a rental for 3 months.

I'm not sure this a help for some moms. Our BC NICU will only get a personal pump, even for a 24 weeker. Not appropriate. And while the other insurances are covering for a short period this does not support a long term pumping mom. It is a very mixed message.

Lisa Enger RN! bSN, IBCLC, CEIM
Boston, MA
Sent from my iPad
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Phyllis Adamson, BA, IBCLC, RLC
Glendale, AZ.
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