uk- Company medical insurance

[Mummy Bean]

So i discovered that i have private medical insurance through my company with Bupa.in which i have a yearly allowance of around £700.
Reading through the general t&cs it all seemed based if i have an emergency and need to see a consulatant or something.

But does any one know if i can use this allowance for pregnancy related stuff...ie give birth in a bupa hospital? (i recgonise this wud be more then £700...but i could top this up my self.)

Any ideas??

 

[Belle25]

It's definitely a question for HR Hun.
My oh has private work medical insurance for our family-they don't seem to tell you much about it!
Did they give you any paper work? Xx

 

[CatStorey]

You should get a pack which explains exactly whats covered.

I get Bupa through work but nothing pregnancy related is included. They have quite a lot of different exclusions ect so def speak to HR and they will be able to tell you.

 

[hayz_baby]

We get bupa too at work and there is no pregnancy related stuff, for us it's more if we need a referral to see someone about a condition of sorts we see the gp first and then get the referral. I get it for free but pay for oh and lo,

 

[Rachel_C]

Definitely worth looking into. OH's work covers pretty much everything, pregnancy included. He asked me if I wanted adding to his policy for something like £30/month. I said no, it wasn't worth it, then when I was pregnant I found out it would have covered me to give birth at the Portland if I'd been on the policy just before I got pregnant. I was a bit miffed, to say the least .