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| Sen. McCaskill bill would require military health plan to cover breast pumps |
| 2014-02-09 |
| Sen. Claire McCaskill ... Now, why would I pay taxes on my airplane? Send the bill to the taxpayers!... (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. TRICARE is not subject to the Affordable Care Act's mandates affecting private insurance. As a result, the law's provisions on breastfeeding services do not extend to the military program. The National Military Family Association has backed McCaskill's bill, which the senator introduced on Tuesday. |
| Posted by:Pappy |
| #3 It makes sense if you are putting women into combat. They do get pregnant you know and speaking from experience with ex wife number two, those things, breast pumps, are expensive. If you are going to have women in the military, you have to go all the way with it not just pick and choose what you will provide for them. |
| Posted by: Bill Clinton 2014-02-09 15:30 |
| #2 ..actually, I suspect the VA will be the model of healthcare after all this is settled. Enjoy America, you voted for it. Screw the 70 percent in the name of the 20 percent. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-02-09 07:49 |
| #1 Camel's nose under tent flap. The goal is to add this and that, and lastly overlay the ACA provider network until the two are one. TRICARE was probably one of the original targets of the ACA architects. I suspect TRICARE, military hospitals, and the VA are doomed. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-02-09 02:57 |