WHCRA - Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act

 

The Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act (WHCRA) requires health insurance plans that cover mastectomies to pay for reconstructive surgery in connection with a mastectomy. Issues include whether employers may impose deductibles or coinsurance requirements, minimum hospital stay entitlements, and notification demands. Continue WHCRA

 

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FAQs

1. Under the WHCRA, may group health plans, insurance companies, or HMOs impose deductibles or coinsurance requirements for reconstructive surgery in connection with a mastectomy?
   
   
2. If a state requires the coverage for breast reconstruction that is covered by the WHCRA, and also requires minimum hospital stays in connection with a mastectomy that are not required by the WHCRA, is an individual who undergoes a mastectomy and breast reconstruction entitled to the minimum hospital stay?
   
   
3. What are the notice requirements under the WHCRA?