Breast Pumps Still Covered by Insurance?

Put it on freecycle and tell the new owner that she needs to buy new lines for it. Your local hospital lactation clinic will likely have all the products she will need for it.

My Medela was a workhorse. I got it on freecycle from a woman who had used it with three babies. My midwives told me what to buy (new lines and bottles) and it was fine. The milk never touches the machine, so why not reuse instead of adding one more product to someone's budget? I was able to pass mine along when I was done with it after a year or so... :)

They are still covered for now. The republicans are trying furiously to change that this week but it is currently the law that if you have insurance, a breast pump is covered with no out of pocket costs.

Most modern insurance plans cover a breast pump. The insurance company gets to decide what exactly they will cover. Buy vs rent, manual vs electric, brand, etc.

Pre-ACA plans, Medicaid, and exempted employer coverage is not required. There are still some people without insurance at all, for various reasons.

Your local social services might have a program to help provide to the non-covered.

So many people still don't have insurance, and that number is going to go way up very soon. And insurance doesn't always cover all brands. I love the ideas below about making pumps available to others through Freecycle, or you can donate yours to an agency serving new immigrants who come with nothing - we have a couple of local agencies that provide household goods, kitchen stuff, nursery stuff, curtains, things people take for granted that others can afford.

I would think there might be some women who have a pump at home but would like a second one at work to avoid hauling it back and forth. In any case, keeping yours out of the landfill is a worthy goal!

Most insurances cover a breastpump, but that doesn't mean that they cover a breastpump that someone wants. My insurance only gave me access to a particular brand and model that was huge and cumbersome to take with me. I ended up buying one anyway, because I needed one that I could easily take back and forth to work and on business trips. So yes, even if they are covered, a new mom might need to buy one.

Most plan coverage is determined by the employer (they contract with the insurance company and select the plans) so I'd say you need to check your coverage to see if its a covered expense or not.

yes. freecycle, sell for cheap whatever ya gotta do, some insurance companies and plans don't cover a breast pump so many people like me will have to find one on their own. medela is the most recommended brand, and easiest to get replacement parts for.

In regards to the mom who says that new immigrants may need a pump.....So, only new immigrants have needs??? Let's look out first for our own Americans who are below the poverty line and may have needs!