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The Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act (WHCRA) includes
protections for individuals who elect breast reconstruction in connection with
a mastectomy. WHCRA provides that group health plans and health insurance
issuers that provide coverage for medical and surgical benefits with respect to
mastectomies must also cover certain post-mastectomy benefits, including
reconstructive surgery and the treatment of complications (such as
lymphedema).
DOL Web Pages on This
Topic
Consumer Information on
Health Plans
Provides fact sheets, booklets, and other health plan
information from the Department's Employee Benefits Security Administration
(EBSA).
Compliance
Assistance
Provides publications and other materials to assist employers
and employee benefit plan practitioners in understanding and complying with the
requirements of the Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) for the
administration of pension and health plans.
Your Rights After A
Mastectomy...Women's Health & Cancer Rights Act of 1998 (Español) (PDF)
Provides a
brief overview and questions and answers about WHCRA.
Compliance Assistance Guide:
Health Benefits Under Federal Law (PDF)
Provides 10
key compliance considerations for group health plans.
Protections for Newborns, Adopted Children, and New
Parents - the Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996
Provides information for new or soon-to-be new parents for you and your new child.
Your Health Plan and HIPAA ... Making the Law Work for You
Provides information about major provisions of the
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the Newborns' and Mothers'
Health Protection Act, the Mental Health Parity Act, and the Women's Health and
Cancer Rights Act.
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