urbanmommy
08-09-2012, 08:09 AM
I don't know if this has been posted about yet but I wanted all the mommies who might need a pump to know about this. It was just passed into legislation on July 23.
I had a PIS that I used with DD1 but when I started using it with DD2 it wasn't working very well. I was listening to NPR a couple weeks ago and they had a discussion about this. So I decided to contact my insurance and see if I could rent a pump instead of having to buy a new one.
I called and spoke with the benefits department of my insurance, CareFirst, and at first they told me that it was only covered for medical necessity (preemie, supply issues) but I mentioned this new legislation and the person I was speaking with checked and said that yes, it is covered now under all circumstances. I had to rent the pump from a durable medical equipment provider who was in-network. This is very important to getting your insurance to cover it. The DME provider has to submit the claims for you. You can't submit them and get reimbursed.
I am now in possession of a Medela Symphony gratis thanks to Obamacare!
If anyone wants to know more about getting this done I'm happy to answer questions.
:cheerleader1:
http://www.healthcare.gov/news/factsheets/2011/08/womensprevention08012011a.html
I had a PIS that I used with DD1 but when I started using it with DD2 it wasn't working very well. I was listening to NPR a couple weeks ago and they had a discussion about this. So I decided to contact my insurance and see if I could rent a pump instead of having to buy a new one.
I called and spoke with the benefits department of my insurance, CareFirst, and at first they told me that it was only covered for medical necessity (preemie, supply issues) but I mentioned this new legislation and the person I was speaking with checked and said that yes, it is covered now under all circumstances. I had to rent the pump from a durable medical equipment provider who was in-network. This is very important to getting your insurance to cover it. The DME provider has to submit the claims for you. You can't submit them and get reimbursed.
I am now in possession of a Medela Symphony gratis thanks to Obamacare!
If anyone wants to know more about getting this done I'm happy to answer questions.
:cheerleader1:
http://www.healthcare.gov/news/factsheets/2011/08/womensprevention08012011a.html