Alberta government to help parents with babies needing special formula
Posted May 2, 2016 12:22 pm.
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EDMONTON – The Alberta government is providing partial coverage to help parents pay for costly formula when their babies can’t tolerate breast milk or regular formula.
Neocate infant formula is designed for children with serious gastrointestinal and other medical conditions and costs an average of $690 a month.
Starting this month, the province will help cover the cost for families who apply and have a prescription for Neocate from a pediatrician, a neonatologist or a pediatric gastroenterologist.
Eligible families will pay a monthly premium of between $82 and $118.
A co-payment of $25 a prescription will also be required.
Families must apply for the government’s non-group coverage to be eligible.
