[Diabetes-talk] Legislation

[Mike Freeman]

What is a single-use, pressure-activated lancet? If it's what I think it is, 
wouldn't it present a problem of activation while one was still positioning 
the lancet device?

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jordan Benis" <jbenis at advanceddiabeticsolutions.net>
To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 10:14 AM
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Legislation


> Cheryl,
>
>
>
> You are right. 'Pure-Play' Medicare will reimburse for fully-audible
> glucometers. However, with Medicare Advantage Plans, even our Medicare
> patients are now being affected. From the commercial insurance side of the
> business, it is really driven by the policy itself. You are right again. 
> At
> ADS, our hands are tied behind our backs; however, we will do everything 
> we
> can to open up access. Many times ADS is told just 'NO'. Individuals with
> visual impairment have to use whatever meter is on formulary. Many times 
> my
> team gets lucky, after jumping through hoops, and having physicians fill 
> out
> 'Medical Necessity' forms. Luckily, we have the team and resources to 
> devote
> to this cause. And we will continue to devote time, resources, and money 
> to
> open up access because it is the RIGHT thing to do.
>
>
>
> It is the same way we offer the single-use, pressure activated, lancets to
> our customers with visual impairment. Again, they are reimbursed at the 
> same
> rate as the generic lancets, but it is the right thing to do. I also feel
> strongly that any kind of audible meter needs to have an audible 'error'
> message warning. If a blind individual uses a talking or fully audible 
> meter
> today, except for SOLO, and they don't obtain a large enough blood sample,
> the meters will display an E4 error message or they give you a FALSE low.
>
>
>
> It is critical to the safety of individuals with visual impairment that 
> they
> are notified audibly they have not received enough blood on the testing
> strip. If a meter gives a blind individual a FALSE LOW test result because
> they did not obtain enough blood, think about the ramifications this can 
> an
> individual if they take action on this test result. Just something to 
> think
> about.
>
>
>
>
>
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