Can I get a breast pump with my insurance?

Does my health insurance cover a free breast pump?

When Milk N Mamas Baby founder Krisi LaMont was just starting out in the industry, she worked for a medical equipment supply company. One of the mothers Krisi served was eager to try breastfeeding her infant in the NICU. She knew it would improve the baby’s immune system. However, at the time, breastfeeding supplies weren’t covered by insurance, and money was tight for the mom. Too tight for a breast pump rental.

Krisi knew that the mother’s instinct about the benefits of breast milk were spot on. She believed it was unfair that some mothers and infants would be denied the opportunity to establish a breastfeeding routine due to the costs. She lobbied on behalf of that mother and worked out a contract with a State Medicaid Plan to ensure personal use breast pumps and hospital grade breast pumps were covered for all nursing mothers.

Today, most moms are eligible for completely free breast pumps thanks to the Affordable Care Act. The ACA requires that insurers cover breastfeeding support as part of a mother and baby’s preventative health care services.

What’s the catch?

While there’s no catch, per se, not all health plans are made the same. Furthermore, the ACA doesn’t offer specific instructions regarding the matter of breast pump coverage. That means that coverage may vary from one health plan to another. This could affect the amount covered by your health plan as well as types of pumps included in coverage.

How can Milk N Mamas Baby help me get my insurance-covered breast pump?

We can confirm your insurance covered breast pump benefit.

We do the work for you by confirming your insurance-covered benefit for you once you have placed the order. We are familiar with all the insurance benefit plans we work with, so we can provide you the most up-to-date and accurate information about your breast pump coverage. If you order a pump from us, and we do not participate with your insurance, we can send you to a provider who does participate with the plan.

We can request a prescription for a pump from your doctor.

If you’ve already got your prescription, you can attach it to your secure order form. However, if you do not have your prescription already, we can help with that too. We can request a prescription from your doctor once you’ve placed your order, so you don’t have to be bothered. In other words, we are a direct liason between you, your doctor, and your insurance company.

Milk n Mamas Baby is a contracted insurance supplier, meaning we can help you get your free breast pump delivered quickly. All you have to do is visit our website to pick out the breast pump that best meets your needs. Then, fill out our simple, secure online form. We’ll take it from there! Need help? Give us a call at 1-844-Milk-Mom or email us at milknmamasbaby@gmail.com.