California Woman Files Class Action Over Denial Of Breastfeeding Support

Mealey's (January 18, 2017, 12:44 PM EST) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — A California woman on Jan. 13 filed a class action complaint in federal court alleging that she and other women have been wrongfully denied access to and coverage for a vital women’s preventive service — breastfeeding support, supplies and counseling — for which coverage is mandated by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) (Rachel Condry, et al. v. UnitedHealth Group Inc., et al., No. 4:17-cv-00183, N.D. Calif.)....