Toolkit: Breastfeeding Support, Supplies, and Counseling Coverage Under the Affordable Care Act

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The Affordable Care Act (ACA) health care law requires most insurance plans to offer a range of preventive services:  (1) Breastfeeding support, supplies, and counseling; (2) Screening and counseling for interpersonal and domestic violence; (3) Screening for gestational diabetes; (4) DNA testing for high-risk strains of HPV; (5) Counseling regarding sexually transmitted infections, including HIV; (6) Screening for HIV; (7) Contraceptive methods and counseling; and (8) Well woman visits.

This toolkit is provides: (1)  information on the coverage of breastfeeding support, supplies, and counseling; (2) instructions on how to call insurance companies and how to file an appeal if the plan denies coverage; and (3) draft appeal letters tailored to commonly encountered scenarios.

Access fact sheets and the toolkit through National Women’s Law Center.