McCaskill Bill Would Require Military Health Plan To Cover Breast Pumps -- Washington Post
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) this week introduced a bill that would require the military’s health insurance program to cover breastfeeding equipment and counseling, just as the Affordable Care Act mandates for most insurance plans.
Under the health law, widely known as Obamacare, insurance companies must cover breast-pump rental or give the equipment to new mothers, in addition to providing lactation counseling and support. But the military’s coverage, TRICARE, leaves armed-forces personnel and their spouses to pay the full costs for those services out of pocket unless their children are born prematurely and meet other criteria.
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My Comment: This is not your grandfather's army.
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