Additional Comment Period for Updated HRSA-Supported Women's Preventive Services Guidelines Statement on Breastfeeding Services and Supplies

On August 20, 2021, HRSA published a notice soliciting public comments regarding proposed updated draft recommendations to the HRSA- Supported Women's Preventive Services Guidelines (Guidelines) in the areas of Well-Women Preventive Visits, Counseling for Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Breastfeeding Services and Supplies, which, when accepted by HRSA, are required to be covered without cost-sharing by certain health insurance issuers under the Public Health Service Act. The updated draft recommendation statements were developed through a national cooperative agreement, the Women's Preventive Services Initiative (WPSI), by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Since the publication of that notice, WPSI has further updated its recommendation statement on Breastfeeding Services and Supplies. HRSA encourages members of the public to review this revised updated recommendation statement and provide comments for consideration.