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Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1988 (WHCRA) & Newborn and Mothers Health Protection Act of 1996 (NMHPA)

Professional Musicians & Employer’s Health & Welfare Fund:

Reconstructive Surgery Fully Covered After Mastectomy

WOMEN’S HEALTH AND CANCER RIGHTS ACT OF 1998

The Professional Musicians Local 47 and Employers Health & Welfare Fund (“the Fund”) provides you with this notice as required by the Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1988 (WHCRA).

In compliance with WHCRA, the insurers contracted with by the Fund (Kaiser and Blue Shield) provide benefits for mastectomy-related services, including all stages of reconstruction and surgery to achieve symmetry between the breasts, prostheses, and for complications resulting from a mastectomy, including lymph edemas. Continue reading

H&W: Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1988 (WHCRA) & Newborn and Mothers Health Protection Act of 1996 (NMHPA)

H&WReconstructive Surgery Fully Covered After Mastectomy
WOMEN’S HEALTH AND CANCER RIGHTS ACT OF 1998

The Professional Musicians Local 47 and Employers Health and Welfare Fund (“the Fund”) purchases health insurance benefits through Health Net of California and provides you with this notice as required by the Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1988 (WHCRA).

In compliance with WHCRA, Health Net provides benefits for mastectomy-related services, including all stages of reconstruction and surgery to achieve symmetry between the breasts, prostheses, and for complications resulting from a mastectomy, including lymph edemas.
Although reconstructive surgery after a mastectomy is generally a covered procedure, some procedures are, of course, classified as cosmetic and, therefore, not covered. Continue reading