[Diabetes-talk] DDI Products Covered in Illinois and Missouri

[cheryl echevarria]

oh medicaid, not medicare that is different.


Cheryl Echevarria

skype: angeldn3


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frye, Dan" <DFrye at nfb.org>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
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Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 6:45 PM
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] DDI Products Covered in Illinois and Missouri


> Colleagues:
>
> I received the following information from DDI's public relations office.
> If you have seen this, please disregard the duplicate circulation; if
> not, I hope this detail will prove helpful. We will consider the
> appropriateness of this release for the Braille Monitor, but I wanted
> list participants to know of this as soon as possible:
>
> CONTACT: Pete Bosak
>
> Diagnostic Devices, Inc.
>
> 704-285-6409
>
> peteb at prodigymeter.com
>
>
>
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
>
>
> Diagnostic Devices, Inc.'s low-cost Prodigy(tm) blood glucose meters now
> Medicaid-covered in Illinois and Missouri
>
> DDI's Prodigy(tm) line of blood glucose meters and test strips now even
> more accessible
>
>
>
>
>
> Charlotte, N.C. - July 29, 2009 - Diagnostic Devices, Inc. (DDI) has
> signed contracts with the states of Illinois and Missouri that will
> result in its Prodigy(tm) line of blood glucose monitoring systems and
> test strips being covered under Medicaid in those states.
>
>
>
> With the agreements announced by the Charlotte-based manufacturer,
> Prodigy(tm) meters - including audible, auto-code and multilingual blood
> glucose testing monitors - will help even more people to live well with
> diabetes.
>
>
>
> "And we will continue working with other states for coverage under their
> Medicaid programs, and to demonstrate to them the savings Illinois and
> Missouri taxpayers will realize with the Prodigy family of products,"
> said Rick Admani Abulhaj, DDI's chief operating officer.
>
>
>
> "We're thrilled that we were able to get on board with both Illinois and
> Missouri Medicaid," said Mike Tickle, DDI's senior director of Pharmacy
> Benefit Management and Major Retail Chains. "With our innovative
> technologies, we're providing cost-effective diabetes management tools
> that will now also benefit the taxpayers of these two states."
>
>
>
> A recent study by University of Florida PharmD candidates found the
> "talking" feature of the Prodigy(tm) AutoCode meter made a "significant
> improvement" in overall diabetes control and compliance among patients
> who took part.
>
>
>
> The Prodigy(tm) Voice meter for blind or low-vision diabetes patients
> has won awards from both the National Federation of the Blind and the
> American Foundation for the Blind.
>
>
>
>
>
> About Diagnostic Devices, Inc.
>
>
>
> Diagnostic Devices, Inc. (DDI) is a privately owned company
> headquartered in Charlotte, N.C. DDI develops, manufactures and markets
> innovative technology-based diabetes products, with a focus on
> blood-glucose meters. DDI's Prodigy(tm) product line offers "talking"
> meters especially beneficial to the sight-impaired diabetic community.
> Additional information about DDI can be found online at
> www.prodigymeter.com <http://www.prodigymeter.com/> , or by calling
> 1-800-366-5901.
>
>
>
> MNR 01-7/28/09
>
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> ***********************
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> Associate Editor
> The Braille Monitor
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