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[ID] 293 [Interest Areas] Lactation Professional [Comment] Currently, it is up to each individual hospital and physicians office whether or not to offer lactation assistance to their patients. I think that getting the insurance companies on board with providing lactation services to patients would really help women succeed with breastfeeding. If private lactation specialist could bill for lactation visits much like chiropractors can bill for services, this would allow women to seek competent help with breastfeeding. A free market must exist in regards to lactation specialist services with IBCLC being the mandatory credential. This way, patients would be able to seek qualified individuals to help them and not have to depend on the help provided by the pediatrician's office or the hospital where they delivered. This service would be very cost effective for the insurance company and the US government in the case of nationalized health care or medicaid since breastfed infants are healthier throughout their lifetime. Many insurance companies offer 10 visitts per year to the Chiropractor; whereas a woman would only need several visits per child for her lifetime. [Topic] 
Access to Lactation Care and Support
Call To Action on Breastfeeding
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