[Diabetes-talk] diabetic shoes

Tue Sep 15 13:47:58 UTC 2009

see that is where you went wrong, the dr office knows that they have had 
problems and that is why they made you sign it, that is against the law, 
because they are making a profit on the insurance as well as the shoe 
company and you.

With medicare you only get one pair from them free a year and the shoes run 
around  why I don't know I find them very cheaply made and very rarely wear 
mine.

You have to realize the dr office is a business, I plan on writing an 
article for the braille monitor on the subject soon.

I am also giving a couple of speeches at my state convention one is on HIPAA 
to the general convention and one is on getting diabetic supplies and shoes 
to our luncheon on a possible DAN Chapter here in NY.

So from both after convention I plan on writing articles on both so keep an 
eye out, maybe next year if I can get some funding make it to Dallas, and if 
Mike will allow me maybe I can give a lecture or two on the subject.

You are never stuck at all, that is wrong, and no you are not screwed you 
don't know a lot of people don't know.

I was asked to chair a committee by Ed Bryant and still waiting for others 
to agree, this is something that not only diabetics need to be aware of but 
all people who go to the dr and get supplies such as shoes, or insulin 
supplies, or canes, and walkers.

We need to help the people of our community meaning the blind to take hold 
of there insurance issues, and know there rights, guess what your insurance 
company doesn't want to waste money either, especially medicare or any other 
insurance if they find out what the dr are doing they will put a stop to it 
believe me there are fines.

Give you an example.  I ordered shoes 3 months prior to convention, 
everytime I called the dr office no they are not in yet, well mind you I 
also stopped going to that dr as well, because I felt that they weren't 
doing there job properly.

I also didn't sign any paperwork at the dr office for the shoes they just 
fitted my foot, in dallas, I went to the Shrevesport Diabetic Shoe vendor 
and they measured my feet and said they will contact my primary care dr to 
make sure that I am diabetic or you can give your diabetic if in dallas they 
come back again do not I repeat do not give them the podiatrist name, just 
the others, give them your insurance cards, they will do the rest.

go my shoes less then a month later, there were a few problems I sent them 
back free of charge and they fixed them, in fact they sent me the foam box 
to fit my foot, the problem with the shoes was that I have 2 amputated toes 
and they were suppose to put fittings in the shoe for where the toes were 
because I know walk a little stronger with the support there.

Anyway, I didn't sign anything until I was sure the shoes fitted correctly, 
Medicare will not pay until you sign off on the shoes.

Okay we jump to February 2009 6 months after getting my shoes from 
shrevesport, and I get my medicare statement of what they pay and what they 
didn't always have someone read them to you or have it scanned so you can 
read it, a lot of times you don't know what is going on and you need to see 
if anyone made mistakes and sure enough,  Medicare paid my podatrist and not 
shrevesport, I called Medicare and the dr office they said the shoes were 
there if I wanted them, I said that I never signed off on them no one from 
the dr office called me to tell me they were in and after 3 months of 
waiting I went somewhere else, I said that I am a medicare recipient I 
didn't sign off on the shoes, and that is fraud.  Still in the works right 
now Medicare takes its time but in fact I have to call Medicare tomorrow to 
find out, I need new shoes and I don't want to use shrevsport until Medicare 
pays them.

You see you can fit it, even if you signed something.  You are not screwed.

Cheryl Echevarria

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "d m gina" <dmgina at samobile.net>
To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 9:26 AM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] diabetic shoes

> Here is why I am not ready to do this,
> I signed the paper that says I agree I won't send the shoes back.
> I was trusting the office.
> Feeling they knew what they were talking about.
> I haven't spoken to the doctor at all.
> At no time was my doctor rude with me.
> The shoes fit fine, there just isn't an arch that comes up on the foot
> as was shared with me it would.
> I just get quite tired if I don't have an arch in my shoes.
> I asked the doctor if I could get an arch support that is put in tennis 
> shoes.
> He did say the supports make their own arches.
> So I left it at that.
> Still trusting.
> I didn't know at the time.
> I won't get a second pair.
> The first time is their mistake, the second time is mine.
> I still have the box the shoes came in.
> Putting it into the closet.
> I am pretty sure all the paper work is inside.
> As well as the other inserts that are given when the shoes are bought.
> The store comes out of Signet's.
> I don't know my account number.
> this wasn't given to me.
> I can share this with the rehab out here who helped pay for the co 
> payment.
> Then it was my insurance who paid for the rest of the shoes.
> I am just stuck since I signed paper work.
> I won't deny that I didn't.
> I am way to honest.
> I just got screwed where I need to just let be let be.
> I don't want to fight with anyone.
>
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