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

Thu Jul 30 14:06:41 UTC 2009

The Prodigy Voice strips under Medi-Cal are covered, but it's a separate
NDC number.  The NDC number for California is 8484-052970.

If you need help with patients in California Cheryl I can be of
assistance.

We are speaking about MediCaid which is different than Medi-care

Best Regards,

Kelly Massaro
Senior Marketing and Sales Account Representative
Diagnostic Devices
9300 Harris Corners Pkwy Suite 450
Charlotte NC  28269
Direct: 704-285-6425
Main: 800-366-5901
kellym at prodigymeter.com
www.prodigymeter.com

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-----Original Message-----
From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of cheryl echevarria
Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 9:43 AM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] DDI Products Covered in Illinois and
Missouri

for my knowledge I have gotten people the prodigy voice under medicare
or am 
I missing something.  is it only in some states that this is a problem.
I 
know in California since I have been trying to help some people out
there 
medi-cal will pay for the meter but not the strips.

Cheryl Echevarria

skype: angeldn3

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frye, Dan" <DFrye at nfb.org>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: "Pierce, Barbara" <bbpierce at pobox.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 9:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] DDI Products Covered in Illinois and
Missouri

Tom makes a valid point. Perhaps somebody from the company can
investigate 
and post a clarification. I have no further information than I posted,
and I 
honestly acknowledge that I failed to notice the crucial absence of this

product in the list. I assumed that it was among those covered. Thanks
to 
Tom for his attention to detail.

Dan Frye

-----Original Message-----
From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org 
[mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tom Ley
Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 8:52 PM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
Cc: Pierce, Barbara
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] DDI Products Covered in Illinois and
Missouri

Dear list members,

I do not know if it is an oversight in the DDI press release or not, but
of 
the Prodigy meters listed in the press release, Prodigy Voice is not
among 
them. The Prodigy Voice is the only blood glucose meter on the market 
todaywhich is truly accessible to the blind, as has been discussed at
length 
in Voice of the Diabetic, here on the list, and elsewhere.

Here is the paragraph from the DDI press release to which I refer:

Begin citation
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.
End citation

All three Prodigy meters listed in the press release require the ability
to 
read the screen to perform critical functions of meter operation.

Only the Prodigy Voice meter received an award from the National
Federation 
of the Blind; none of the three meters listed in the press release
received 
an award. They could not have received an award due to significant
issues 
with accessibility.

If the Prodigy Voice is not covered under these contracts, I hope it
will be 
added so blind persons covered by Medicaid in these two states will have
the 
opportunity to obtain a fully accessible meter.

Tom

--- On Wed, 7/29/09, Frye, Dan <DFrye at nfb.org> wrote:

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

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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