Breast cancer survivors who have undergone a mastectomy are struggling against insurance companies that will cover a breast pump, but not formula, after birth.
AUSTIN, Texas — When Meghan Thomson started having pain in her right breast in 2019, it didn't take long for doctors to confirm what she had already suspected. At 33 years old, she was told she had invasive ductal carcinoma, a serious form of breast cancer.Thompson became one of the more than 100,000 women in the U.S. who receive a double mastectomy each year.
"This was a massive policy gap for young mothers fighting breast cancer in this country," said Kim Chappell, vice president of marketing for the organic baby formula company Bobbie.
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