SR 175 — HEALTH DEPARTMENT: Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to study increased patient access to medically necessary breast pumps by increasing Medicaid reimbursement and coverage rates for breast pumps.

SLS 26RS-4402 ORIGINAL Regular Session ENROLLED SENATE RESOLUTION NO.

175 BY SENATOR BOUDREAUX HEALTHDEPARTMENT.RequeststheLouisianaDepartmentofHealthtostudyincreasedA RESOLUTION To urge and request the Louisiana Department of Health to study increased patient access to medicallynecessarybreastmedically necessary breast pumps byincreasingby increasing Medicaid reimbursement and coverage rates for breast pumps.pumps from eighty dollars to one hundred forty dollars.

A RESOLUTION To urge and request the Louisiana Department of Health to study increased patient access to medically necessary breast pumps by increasing Medicaid reimbursement and coverage rates for breast pumps from eighty dollars to one hundred forty dollars.

and WHEREAS,insufficientreimbursementratesmaylimitsupplierparticipation,reduce Pagepatient 1choice, ofand 3create SLSbarriers 26RS-4402to ORIGINALtimelyaccess SRfor NO.Medicaid recipients;

175 patient choice, and create barriers to timelyaccess for Medicaid recipients;

THEREFORE,Page BE1 IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the2 LegislatureSR ofNO. Louisiana does hereby urge and request the Louisiana Department of Health to study the impact of increasing Medicaid reimbursement and coverage for breast pumps from eighty dollars to one hundred forty dollars in order to improve patient access to medically necessary breastfeeding equipment.

175 ENROLLED THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby urge and request the Louisiana Department of Health to study the impact of increasing Medicaid reimbursement and coverage for breast pumps from eighty dollars to one hundred forty dollars in order to improve patient access to medically necessary breastfeeding equipment.

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175 The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the legislative instrument, were prepared bySenate Legislative Services.

The keyword, summary, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent.

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1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] DIGEST SR 175 Original 2026 Regular Session Boudreaux Requeststhe La.

Dept.

of Health to studytheimpactofincreasingMedicaidreimbursement and coverage for breast pumps.

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