Luckily, in the past few years the Affordable Care Act (ACA) began requiring insurance companies to provide breastfeeding support and supplies to all new moms by
covering lactation visits, and providing 100 % reimbursement for breast pumps.
Not exact matches
If your plan offers women's preventive benefits you most likely have six
visits covered with a
lactation consultant over a year.
Many insurance carriers
cover a
visit with a
lactation consultant in the baby's first week.
A private practice
Lactation Consultant is more likely to offer home
visits, which is a huge relief when you are struggling to feed your baby, but are less likely to be
covered by insurance.
Visits by home
visit LCs or small group practices of IBCLCs, such as those provided here at
Lactation Care, would like be «
covered» but would require payment at the time of service and a reimbursement claim to be submitted by the family.
She'd had as many
lactation consultant
visits as her insurance would
cover and couldn't afford the $ 600 per
visit after that.
Plans with the women's preventive services benefit also
cover up to six
visits with a
lactation consultant if you need support with breast feeding.
Ask about breastfeeding classes before birth and find out which
lactation consultants you can see after you leave the hospital and how many
visits are
covered.
Ask for specifics, like, «Will you
cover a
lactation consultation office
visit?
Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, most insurance plans should now
cover the purchase or rental of a pump and accessories, along with
visits to a
lactation consultant who can show you how to use it properly once your baby is born.
$ 250 registration fee, which
covers both your class and in - home
lactation visit.
Postpartum doulas are not
covered by insurance, unlike pediatrician
visits and many
lactation consultants, although some of Wray's clients pay with FSA or HSA dollars.