Freakin DH- FSA card

myonetruelove

I have been getting on him about using his Flex card and not letting most of it go to waste. Today I check his account and he has $260.00 left on it. I call his account holder to see if I can use it for anything and I can. We only have a month and half left, but I plan on using every penny. I found out I can use it for Lamaze classes, my doctor visits ( I have my own, but maxed it out), but not the breast pump. I completely don't understand why it is not medically necessary. Even the CS lady on the phone was a bit irritated about this.

Lizzama

i always hit up walgreens (or any other drug store) at the end of the year to use mine up & restock my drug drawer at home with tylenol, ibuprofen, cold meds, cough drops, etc.  lately, it's been a whole truckload of tums (gotta love that heartburn).  i usually don't have to worry about running out to the drugstore when i'm feeling under the weather then.

Lizzama

*granted, i don't think i've ever had over $100 left at the end of any year.

nattyncbride

I feel your pain; we thought we were going to have to do IVF, so we put the maximum in.  I am not complaining about getting pregnant w/o IVF, but now we are left with 1000s we cannot possibly use.  We have bought everything in the book, two of everything, ah!

KKleese

Lizzama:

i always hit up walgreens (or any other drug store) at the end of the year to use mine up & restock my drug drawer at home with tylenol, ibuprofen, cold meds, cough drops, etc.  lately, it's been a whole truckload of tums (gotta love that heartburn).  i usually don't have to worry about running out to the drugstore when i'm feeling under the weather then.

This is what we do, usually have a little over a hundred left when we do it.  I wonder if you could buy something expensive then return it without a reciept to get the money on a gift card and use it towards grocerys or something?  Not that I would do it but if I had hundreds left I might think about it!  I actually bought a humidifier when I was sick that cost around $50 bucks.  There's a lot on the list you can buy for baby too, medicine wise that is.

scott&kim

myonetruelove:

I have been getting on him about using his Flex card and not letting most of it go to waste. Today I check his account and he has $260.00 left on it. I call his account holder to see if I can use it for anything and I can. We only have a month and half left, but I plan on using every penny. I found out I can use it for Lamaze classes, my doctor visits ( I have my own, but maxed it out), but not the breast pump. I completely don't understand why it is not medically necessary. Even the CS lady on the phone was a bit irritated about this.

 If you get a script from the doc saying your pump is medically necessary you can get reimbursed for your breast pump.  That will be my last purchase for the year more than likely. 

RadicalDreamer143

scott&kim:

myonetruelove:

I have been getting on him about using his Flex card and not letting most of it go to waste. Today I check his account and he has $260.00 left on it. I call his account holder to see if I can use it for anything and I can. We only have a month and half left, but I plan on using every penny. I found out I can use it for Lamaze classes, my doctor visits ( I have my own, but maxed it out), but not the breat pump. I completely don't understand why it is not medically necessary. Even the CS lady on the phone was a bit irritated about this.

?If you get a script from the doc saying your pump is medically necessary you can get reimbursed for your breast pump. ?That will be my last purchase for the year more than likely.?

Nope, a scrip won't cover it. ?Need an official "letter of medical necessity." ?If you can figure out how to get one at 22 weeks pregnant, let me know, heh. ?Edit: google the letter to see what I mean. ?I have $1200 to spend...