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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
90.5 WESA (November 20, 2023) - Premature babies are sometimes prescribed pasteurized donor human breast milk, which can be very costly. But Pennsylvania lawmakers have sent a bill to Gov. Josh Shapiro's desk that aims...