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[ID] 432 [Interest Areas] Health Care Provider Other Areas: Health insurance [Comment] I think that insurance companies should be required to provide some type of discount or coverage of a breast pump. I was lucky that my insurance company covered the full cost of my pump, which enabled me to express milk and build up a supply while I was on maternity leave and then continue to exclusively give my daughter breast milk when I returned to work. Having the pump during work has been critical in keeping up my milk supply and is helping me reach my goal of breastfeeding my daughter for a full year. The cost of a pump is a huge financial burden for many women (myself included) and I think if health insurance companies were on board with seeing the value of breastfeeding they would help women by providing them with a pump and giving working moms the tools they need to breastfeed. [Topic] 
Worksite Lactation Support, Onsite Child Care, and Milk Expression
Call To Action on Breastfeeding
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