Anonymous wrote:I don't get reimbursed for any non-prescription drugs or supplements, including prenatals. Pretty sure that is in the regs that only prescriptions are reimbursable. Sounds like the previous provider was incorrectly letting you get reimbursed.

Yeah, I always needed a scrip to get reimbursed for prenatals. But you can just get a scrip and then get reimbursed for over-the-counter purchases. The scrip is just to justify the purchase as medically necessary; the prenatals don't have to be "prescription" prenatals per se. Does that make sense? (Same applies to like tylenol, FYI).

I don't get reimbursed for any non-prescription drugs or supplements, including prenatals. Pretty sure that is in the regs that only prescriptions are reimbursable. Sounds like the previous provider was incorrectly letting you get reimbursed.

Not with fsa Feds but I have trouble getting prenatals reimbursed as well. I have a credit card and everything else works for the credit card but not those pills. It's weird!

So FSAFeds has just switched to a new company managing and administering the plan (called WageWorks). The switch happened in August and up to that point I could always get easily reimbursed for over-the-counter prenatal vitamins without a prescription. In the old system earlier in 2016 they were considered an eligible expense with no doctor's prescription required. But now the new company is saying they are considered a regular over-the-counter supplement/vitamin and you need to get a prescription to get reimbursed.

Is this right? Can the new company managing the plan make a new policy in the middle of the benefit period that they are only reimbursable under certain circumstances? I would think that the plan is what it is for the entire year and the policies about what's "eligible" can only change at the open season. I called and complained but am wondering what else to do. It's a pain and honestly a bit unfair to have to get a prescription for prenatals!