https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:51:33 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/united-healthcare-breast-pump-update#post-795365 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:42:41 +0000 blackbird 795365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Okay I called back....UHC told me that my company is one of the first to offer reimbursement for retail settings. So in case it happens to anyone else's work, what I have to do is buy it, then go to myuhc.com and full out the Medical Claim Form and submit the receipt and prescription with it and wait for a reimbursement check. </p> <p>There is also a company called Milk Moms that I came across in my research </p> <p>Good luck! I hope this eventually helps someone, although it might just be exclusive to where I work for now :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/united-healthcare-breast-pump-update#post-793123 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:51:56 +0000 swedishfish 793123@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LemonLong: yes, my DH and I both have United Healthcare Choice Plus but our plans differ considerably.</p> <p>ETA - I'm still going to call on Monday to see if anything's changed for breast pump coverage! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/united-healthcare-breast-pump-update#post-793106 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:24:49 +0000 LemonLong 793106@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have UHC too ( but didn't try to get a pump through them). UHC does a ton of custom plans for different employers so the rules may be different from one person to the other depending on their coverage which is why their are so many different experiences in this thread. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/united-healthcare-breast-pump-update#post-793064 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:48:35 +0000 jetsa 793064@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: haha well thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/united-healthcare-breast-pump-update#post-792988 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:39:20 +0000 blackbird 792988@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They told me I had to wait for the baby to be born.</p> <p>No luck with target-nobody knows for sure how to do it! I'll be getting my Rx Friday then visiting a store to see what's up. I'm gonna call UHC Monday to see if I can get ahold of someone who knows how the Ex can be filed because Target had no idea. Neither did babies r us. I'll be the guinea pig :p </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/united-healthcare-breast-pump-update#post-792905 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:49:08 +0000 jetsa 792905@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: thank you I'll try next week. Do you have to wait until the baby is born still? Any luck with the target pharmacies? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/united-healthcare-breast-pump-update#post-792783 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:33:50 +0000 blackbird 792783@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>800-482-7115.</p> <p>I have the choice plus plan</p> <p>I've been calling all the local target pharmacies to see if anyone has experience with this </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/united-healthcare-breast-pump-update#post-792668 Sat, 18 May 2013 08:35:03 +0000 jetsa 792668@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: what number did you call to find this out? I just called on this a little less than 2 weeks ago and was told I had to use a medical equient supplier after the babe was born </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/united-healthcare-breast-pump-update#post-792558 Sat, 18 May 2013 02:52:59 +0000 blackbird 792558@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@habesbabe, yes, you don't pay because they will bill hour insurance. I asked who to see at these stores and the insurance woman was not sure but thought the pharmacist would be a good start. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/united-healthcare-breast-pump-update#post-792542 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:01:07 +0000 sylvie_b 792542@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Best news ever! I have a freestyle already but will use this for the one I'll keep at work when I go back. Thanks for the tip, lady! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/united-healthcare-breast-pump-update#post-792532 Sat, 18 May 2013 00:06:20 +0000 HabesBabe 792532@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: So The Prescription Is In Lieu Of Payment? You Just Hand It Over To The Target Pharmacist And That's It? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/united-healthcare-breast-pump-update#post-792379 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:01:13 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 792379@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's awesome!! I have UHC but when I got my breast pump I had to go through a provider. I wanted a Medela, but Edgepark only offered the Ameda Purely Yours (which is a good pump too). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/united-healthcare-breast-pump-update#post-792333 Fri, 17 May 2013 20:24:49 +0000 Ra 792333@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That is awesome! I'm gonna check it out :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/united-healthcare-breast-pump-update#post-792315 Fri, 17 May 2013 20:14:38 +0000 swedishfish 792315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Good to know! When DH called a couple of months ago they said we couldn't buy it retail. I will have to call again. Thanks for the tip! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/united-healthcare-breast-pump-update#post-792311 Fri, 17 May 2013 20:12:34 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 792311@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's so awesome! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/united-healthcare-breast-pump-update#post-792307 Fri, 17 May 2013 20:11:43 +0000 blackbird 792307@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They must change this frequently because when I looked up my options a few months ago, going to a retailer wasn't an option! I think Genadyne now offers the lucina melodi </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/united-healthcare-breast-pump-update#post-792184 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:16:08 +0000 Katrocap 792184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That is so cool! I got mine in March from United HealthCare, but had to go through Genadyne and the only pump available to me was the Allegro#. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/united-healthcare-breast-pump-update#post-792168 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:58:02 +0000 blackbird 792168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is awesome! You used to have to go through a Durable Medical Equipment supplier to get a breast pump...now you don't have to!</p> <p>Electric<br /> ● DME provider or retail setting 100% of eligible expenses<br /> ● Breast pumps (manual or electric) purchased through a retail setting (like Target, BabiesRUs, Wal-Mart) will require a prescription.<br /> ● Retail stores will pay as network providers.</p> <p>I called to see what the deal was...she said you get your OB to write you a prescription for a pump, you go to Target/etc and you can get your pump! She said there's no restriction on which type. </p> <p>I'm totally getting a more portable freestyle since I have a PISA! </p>