Custom Compression & Post-Mastectomy Garments

Did you know that every health insurance plan that covers mastectomy must by law cover external mastectomy prosthesis? Thanks to the Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998 (WHCRA), even if you must undergo a mastectomy for a health reason other than cancer, several reconstructive benefits are available. The law requires coverage for:

• All stages of reconstruction of the breast on which the mastectomy has been performed;
• Surgery and reconstruction of the other breast to produce a symmetrical appearance; and
• Prostheses and treatment of physical complications of all stages of the mastectomy, including lymphedema.
  
  

Compression therapy for lymphedema and other forms of edema not related to a mastectomy is unfortunately still not covered by many insurance plans, including Medicare and Medicaid. And even if your insurance plan covers these benefits, they still require evidence of the “medical necessity” of such therapy, which means that you need a prescription from your physician.

Once you have your prescription, call us at (360)457-3462 for a referral.  We are currently under the process of a new representative going through certification training.