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22 Jan Shapiro Administration Touts Bipartisan Legislation Signed by Governor that Expands Access, Coverage for Infants Needing Donor Human Milk

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BCTV (January 22, 2024) - Medically vulnerable infants in Pennsylvania will have expanded access to potentially life-saving pasteurized donor human milk thanks to legislation recently passed by the legislature and signed by Governor Josh Shapiro. Act 32 of 2023,...

From left, Pennsylvania's second lady Blayre Holmes Davis, Pennsylvania acting Secretary of Health Dr. Debra Bogen and Mid-Atlantic Mothers' Milk Bank Executive Director Denise O'Connor prior to the Jan. 17, 2024 news conference.

21 Jan Medicaid coverage for prescribed breast milk becoming a reality in Pennsylvania for fragile infants

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Pittsburgh Union Progress (January 21, 2014) - It has taken five years, but Medicaid will now cover prescribed and pasteurized breast milk as critical nourishment for medically fragile infants in Pennsylvania....

19 Jan ‘Owen’s Law’ mandates coverage of donor breast milk

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (January 19, 2024) - Amid the hum of industrial freezers, numerous state legislators and health officials packed into a back room at the Mid-Atlantic Mothers’ Milk Bank in the Strip District Wednesday. With...

18 Jan New state law helps Pittsburgh parents of newborns needing donor milk

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Kidsburgh (January 18, 2024) - A new law takes effect across Pennsylvania on Jan. 20 that will help medically fragile babies. Act 32, known as Owen’s Law, will provide medical coverage for breast milk that’s...

18 Jan Shapiro administration touts legislation that expands access, coverage for infants needing donor human milk

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Latrobe Bulletin (January 18, 2024) - Medically vulnerable infants in Pennsylvania will have expanded access to potentially lifesaving pasteurized donor human milk thanks to legislation recently passed by the Legislature and signed by Gov. Josh...

17 Jan Health Department expands access for infants needing donor human milk

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Pike County Courier (January 17, 2024) - Pennsylvania. The expansion also includes a public campaign that will let parents know how to find human donor milk. Thanks to a new law signed by the governor, infants...

17 Jan New Pennsylvania law expands access and coverage for babies needing donor breast milk

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KDKA (January 17, 2014) - A new law takes effect across Pennsylvania on Jan. 20 that will help medically fragile babies. Act 32, known as Owen's Law, will provide medical coverage for breast milk that's been...

17 Jan Breastmilk bank calls for more donors as new Pennsylvania law grants Medicaid coverage to infants in need

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CBS News Philadelphia (January 17, 2024) - Not every mother can breastfeed. But some babies are so sick, they need breast milk to survive. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's administration announced Wednesday Owen's Law will take effect this week,...

21 Nov Gov. Josh Shapiro signs ‘Owen’s Law’, bill allows donated breast milk to be covered by Medicaid

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WPXI (November 21, 2023) - More sick infants will have the opportunity to get what could be life-saving medicine after Gov. Josh Shapiro signed “Owen’s Law,” a bill that allows donated breast milk to be...

Denise O'Connor here, the executive director of the milk bank, with us on Talk Pittsburgh

21 Nov Local bill to enact Owen’s Law is closer to becoming a reality

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KDKA (November 21, 2023) - Back in March, we were able to tour the Mid-Atlantic Mothers' Milk Bank. We learned how the center, right here in Pittsburgh, is providing much-needed help to many families. We...