WHCRA

Breaking! Federal Legislation Introduced to Include Coverage for AFC!

By Not Putting on a Shirt / November 7, 2025

Everywhere the bill mandates insurance coverage for breast reconstruction, it also mandates coverage for chest wall reconstruction. Additionally, the bill specifies that chest wall reconstruction includes flat closure.

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US Government Says AFC Covered Under WHCRA

By Not Putting on a Shirt / November 11, 2024

The US government now says that AFC is a type of breast reconstruction and as such must be covered by insurance alongside conventional breast reconstruction!

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Editorial in Annals of Surgical Oncology: “The Era of Flat Closure Mastectomy”

By Not Putting on a Shirt / August 18, 2023

A fantastic new editorial on flat closure was just published in the Annals of Surgical Oncology, authored by Dr. Jennifer Baker of UCLA.

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Support AFC Legislation in New York State!

By Not Putting on a Shirt / January 18, 2022

NY State Assembly Bill A08537 – Insurance Coverage for Aesthetic Flat Closure After Mastectomy SIGN THE PETITION Following direct talks […]

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