Briana was born in 1989 and there were not many supports for her then, both in medical assistance or low protein supplement and food ...
This bill would allow my girls to never have to worry about their formula. Our insurance says it’s covered but we need to meet our ...
Having coverage for medical nutrition would definitely help our family financially ($500+ a month ends up taking a toll on the bank ...
We have 2 kids with PKU, so having coverage for medical nutrition would mean the world to us. My husband switched jobs for better ...
We spend every day planning and preparing. Not only what our daughter will eat today and in the week ahead but also for her future. ...
Xander was diagnosed with MSUD at 4 days of life. We were in a hospital that did not know how to treat, was not prepared to treat, and ...
I am aware that we are some of the lucky ones in that we have great medical coverage via TRICARE. Others should be afforded the same opportunity for coverage
Evan was born with MSUD and we were lucky that TRICARE covered his formula and supplements until his transplant. At the time, they did ...
Coverage for medical nutrition would be a huge blessing to me and my family, and also many other individuals with PKU especially ...
Having coverage would make sure that my baby will always have the food and formula she needs throughout her life to have a healthy ...
Our PKU story is just getting started. We are older parents now. At ages 45 and 37, we decided to have a baby. We had just gotten ...
What would having coverage for medical nutrition mean to me, to my family? Everything!! The options of being nutritionally satisfied ...
When Krew turns 6 and is no longer covered by the state metabolic program, we will have to seriously consider moving to a state with ...
Having a child with PKU is extremely time consuming! I am always preparing special food for him and making sure he has what he needs ...
His medical formula/milk costs about $130 a can. He goes through about 5 cans a month. Thankfully that’s currently covered under ...
When I think of our little guy and how important it is for him to follow a structured diet, I don’t want financial limitations to be the reason of failure.
Finding out your little one has a life changing condition at birth can be a whirlwind. Self Discipline is something that is mandatory ...
Clark is 3 years old, and has a twin brother. He is as rambunctious and full of energy as any 3 year old boy could be. He’s the ...
I actually have two daughters with PKU. My grocery and monthly expenses is double what the average family pays. Medical bills have ...
Because of the cost of medical nutrition, we sacrifice many other things. We are blessed to have always been able to afford medical ...
Hi, I’m Jack and I’m 23 years old, still on my parent’s insurance. This is the first year my formula has been ...
My kids have been on their diet their entire lives (we have three kids with PKU) and now at a crucial time (maternal age), she can not ...
Having three children with PKU is an unbelievable blessing. We had never heard of PKU before Zach was born and just a few days after ...
Because our employer plan is self-funded, and we have no other plan options through the company, I have no coverage for even formula ...
Coverage would give our family peace of mind. My youngest daughter, Hailey, has PKU. Everyday, she is required to drink a very ...
If there were no issues with getting medical formulas and medical foods, the stress of worrying would go away. As a child, we had no ...
Thirteen years ago our Daughter was born with Phenylketonuria (PKU). Since then for our family of seven we have begun the upward ...