# UMR/United Healthcare and Tandem Pump? **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/umr-united-healthcare-and-tandem-pump/9458 **Category:** Type 1 & LADA **Created:** [March 17, 2020, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/umr-united-healthcare-and-tandem-pump/9458 "2020-03-17T20:34:18Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 9
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Here is a link that describes process. > **[In a Step Backward, UnitedHealthcare Changes Policy to Limit Insulin Pumps...](https://www.jdrf.org/blog/2019/02/04/in-a-step-backward-unitedhealthcare-changes-policy-to-limit-insulin-pumps-for-children/)** > > On February 1, 2019, UnitedHealthcare (UHC) announced a significant change to its insulin pump coverage policy, as it will no longer cover all brands of insulin pumps for children. Instead, the nation’s largest insurer has selected Medtronic as the... **Is it possible to be exempt from this policy?** It is JDRF’s understanding that a small proportion of such requests have been approved for adults and that it can be helpful to have your employer [contact UHC](https://www.uhc.com/contact-us) on your behalf if you pursue this route. For help with applying for an exempt > **[How To Obtain Prior Authorizations](https://www.jdrf.org/t1d-resources/living-with-t1d/insurance/how-to-obtain-prior-authorization/)** > > How To Obtain Prior Authorizations “The first time I had to get a prior authorization, I was so confused! I thought my doctor giving me a prescription was authorization. Frankly, I was intimidated by the paperwork. Now, I know that it just takes a... Another previous post. > [@Paying cash for the X2](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/paying-cash-for-the-x2/4815): > > I have united healthcare, and my company just renewed for another year. My t:slim has been out of warranty for a year, I have tried all the tricks to get an new tandem pump approved and nothing worked. Now I see the X2 and I just want it. Tandem will give you a $700 United Healthcare discount on the cash price. So I will be in it for $4,300 (ouch). I want to wait, be optimistic that UHC will change it policy… So when my dexcom is upgraded to G6, I am going in. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/umr-united-healthcare-and-tandem-pump/9458)._