Tricare prime breast pumps

Brit448

Does anyone know if tricare prime covers breast pumps?? Thanks in advance!

ladybugpjb

Pretty much no unless there is a medical reason.

https://tricare.mil/CoveredServices/SeeWhatsCovered/BreastPump.aspx?sc_database=web

Brit448

Thanks for your help!!

BabyCampbell312

Yeah, unless there is a medical need, you are SOL.

However, most military families qualify for WIC (Women, Infant and Children) and they help out with pumps sometimes, especially if you are going back to work or school.

 

hilwithonelary

Some bases loan out pumps. At McConnell AFB, the program was run through Family Advocacy in Mental Health. Ask around to find out if your MTF has such a program.

Gismo123

If you are delivering at the base hospital I would ask if they have a pump you can check out. The base I delivered at let me borrow a hospital grade medela pump for as long as I needed it. Not every base does this but it doesn't hurt to ask!

Chargersgrl33

BabyCampbell312:

Yeah, unless there is a medical need, you are SOL.

However, most military families qualify for WIC (Women, Infant and Children) and they help out with pumps sometimes, especially if you are going back to work or school.

 

Not true at all.  Most military families I know do not qualify for WIC.  Especially if both spouses work.

ArmyWife114

Chargersgrl33:

BabyCampbell312:

Yeah, unless there is a medical need, you are SOL.

However, most military families qualify for WIC (Women, Infant and Children) and they help out with pumps sometimes, especially if you are going back to work or school.

 

Not true at all.  Most military families I know do not qualify for WIC.  Especially if both spouses work.

This is true for us as well.  We don't qualify I'm a SAHM.

BabyCampbell312

Well then I guess because a few people here did not qualify then I guess we should say that most military families do not qualify either.

A good friend of mine works for a WIC office here in CA and says that a ton of military families have no idea that they even qualify. They assume they make to much just from looking at the initial information.  WIC does not include/count your BAH towards the income. If one still does not qualify, lucky you, there is a program that will reimburse you if you do not qualify for WIC because you make too much. (Can't remember the name of it, but if I find the link I will gladly post for those who do not qualify.)  

 

Gismo123

BabyCampbell312:

Well then I guess because a few people here did not qualify then I guess we should say that most military families do not qualify either.

A good friend of mine works for a WIC office here in CA and says that a ton of military families have no idea that they even qualify. They assume they make to much just from looking at the initial information.  WIC does not include/count your BAH towards the income. If one still does not qualify, lucky you, there is a program that will reimburse you if you do not qualify for WIC because you make too much. (Can't remember the name of it, but if I find the link I will gladly post for those who do not qualify.)  

 

 

Most people who qualify are e-5 and belowe and even some of them still don't qualify depending on how long you have been in and how many kids you have. My hubby is an e-6 and and we have 1 child, we make over $200 more than WIC allows AND I am a SAHM so this is just based off of 1 income. I would need to be pregnant again and for my husband to not make e-7 to qualify. Don't be so quick to assume we don't know if we qualify or not. 

magoo1331

Thank you. I am an Army wife and all of this is new to me. I'm so clueless as to what is available to me or what I'm supposed to do.