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Thanksgiving for the Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act

2017-11-11T06:01:44+00:00

It’s Thanksgiving, and most of us have been thinking about what we're thankful for: family, friends, jobs, cats. Let's take a few minutes to look beyond the obvious. So many things change in our world that

Thanksgiving for the Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act 2017-11-11T06:01:44+00:00

Breast Reconstruction Insurance: Laws by State

2018-02-26T02:04:29+00:00

Just like health insurance plans, laws and other legal mandates are confusing. I mean, there’s a reason people complete extra schooling to become lawyers. Laws are confusing! They have weird wording (why can’t they just

Breast Reconstruction Insurance: Laws by State 2018-02-26T02:04:29+00:00

New Orleans Woman of the Year, Kim Sport: Powerful Breast Reconstruction Laws Emerge in Louisiana, Part 1

2017-11-11T06:08:30+00:00

Kim Sport is a nuclear medicine technologist turned lawyer, and former Executive Counsel to the Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court. She's also a three-time cancer survivor and the founder of Breastoration, which educates,

New Orleans Woman of the Year, Kim Sport: Powerful Breast Reconstruction Laws Emerge in Louisiana, Part 1 2017-11-11T06:08:30+00:00

The Breast Cancer Bill of Rights

2017-11-20T04:35:18+00:00

  • Right to lifetime coverage – So long as you choose to remain insured, you're insured. According to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), your health insurance cannot place lifetime dollar limits on your coverage. Your health insurance also cannot drop you because you get cancer or any other sickness. According to the Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act (WHCRA), your insurance likewise cannot remove you from a plan when you choose reconstruction surgery...
The Breast Cancer Bill of Rights 2017-11-20T04:35:18+00:00