Because of the many advantages to breastfeeding, the American Academy of Pediatrics and Kaiser Permanente recommend exclusive breastfeeding/breast milk for the first six months of a baby’s life. However, there may be other situations when pumping your breast milk may be recommended by your doctor or desired by you. As a San Mateo County Kaiser health plan member, you are eligible to receive an AMEDA PURELY YOURS Electric Breast Pump.

A Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) in which patients seek medical care within the plan’s own facilities. Under this plan, most services and medicines are covered with a small co-payment. You select your doctor, or Primary Care Provider (PCP), from the staff at a local Kaiser Permanente facility. All of your care is provided at a Kaiser facility. Services outside of a Kaiser facility are not covered except if it is a life-threatening emergency.

Note: Effective 2023 Aetna replaced Blue Shield   The County of San Mateo offers employees choices in Health coverage under two primary carriers.