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

Thu Jul 30 21:43:31 UTC 2009

I sent Diane, kelly's informatio and visa versa.

Cheryl Echevarria

skype: angeldn3

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joy Stigile" <jstigile at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 5:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] DDI Products Covered in Illinois and Missouri

> Dear Cheryl,
>
> Please give them my contact info.  I will explain to them how to have
> Medical pay for the strips.
>
> Thanks, Joy Stigile
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 6:50 AM
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] DDI Products Covered in Illinois and Missouri
>
>
> > what about california.  A few people that I am help out there through
> > agencies have told me that people can get the meter through medical 
> > (which
> > is medicaid in CA) but they won't pay for the test strips.
> >
> > Cheryl Echevarria
> >
> > skype: angeldn3
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Kelly Massaro" <kellym at prodigymeter.com>
> > To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> > Cc: "Pierce, Barbara" <bbpierce at pobox.com>; "Mike Tickle"
> > <miket at prodigymeter.com>; "Jerry Munden" <jerrym at prodigymeter.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 9:35 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] DDI Products Covered in Illinois and 
> > Missouri
> >
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have attached the entire press release as it relates to DDI now being
> > accepted to Missouri and Illinois Medicaid.
> >
> > If you read further in the press release it does speak about the Prodigy
> > Voice.
> >
> > All of our meters have been added.  The statement that Tom extracted 
> > gave
> > a generalized overview of our technology, but our "audible meter" is the
> > Prodigy Voice.
> >
> > I hope the entire press release with provide clarification that the
> > Prodigy Voice is one of the meters accepted by Medicaid for the above
> > mentioned states.
> >
> > Please see the entire press release below:
> >
> >
> >
> > 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.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--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, or by
> > calling 1-800-366-5901.
> >
> > Contacts
> > Diagnostic Devices, Inc.
> > Pete Bosak, 704-285-6409
> > peteb at prodigymeter.com
> >
> >
> > http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20090729005210&newsLang=en
> >
> > If you have additional questions or concerns, feel free to contact me
> > directly.
> >
> > Have a great day!
> >
> >
> > 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 Frye, Dan
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 9:39 PM
> > To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
> > Cc: Pierce, Barbara
> > 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
> >
> > ###
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ***********************
> > Daniel B. Frye, J.D.
> > Associate Editor
> > The Braille Monitor
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