Find It! By Topic
Health Plans & Benefits Womens' Health & Cancer Rights Protections 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). Consumer Information on
Health Plans Compliance
Assistance Your Rights After A
Mastectomy...Women's Health & Cancer Rights Act of 1998 Compliance Assistance for
Group Health Plans: HIPAA and Other Recent Health Care Laws Health Coverage
Portability (PDF) |
|