[Diabetes-talk] Prodigy Voice not being paid by the HMOs

[Mike Freeman]

Actually, we need specifics: who was denied coverage for the Prodigy Voice 
by which HMO on what date(s)? With whom did the individual(s) speak? Did 
he/she/they have a prescription from his/her/their doctor(s) specifying that 
the Prodigy Voice be used? In what state(s) did these problems occur (laws 
in the several states may be different).

Mike Freeman, President
Diabetes Action Network

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 11:50 AM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Prodigy Voice not being paid by the HMOs


> well, I am also a Medical Insurance Specialist and anything is possible.
>
> Medicare will not deny it,  but that is why I posted it out there, I mean 
> we have a few people who work for these companies on this list, let them 
> answer us on this issue.
>
> Cheryl Echevarria
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Meyer" <datemeyer at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 2:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Prodigy Voice not being paid by the HMOs
>
>
>> Cheryl,
>>
>> I don't know if this would make any difference or not.  As I'm sure you
>> know, all HMOs are not created equal and that some of them in fact try to
>> get out of paying for whatever they can get out of.
>>
>> That said, when I had to replace my glucose meter almost two years ago, I
>> told my doctor to write on the referral that the Prodigy Voice was the 
>> only
>> completely accessible glucose meter presently out there and that without 
>> it,
>> I could not test independently, nor could I monitor test results.  Taking
>> that approach worked for me.
>>
>> The unfortunate reality in my opinion is that so long as insurance 
>> companies
>> continue to play games with our lives, we must sometimes stretch the 
>> truth a
>> little to get what we want or need.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of cheryl echevarria
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 10:19 AM
>> To: diabetes-talk
>> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Prodigy Voice not being paid by the HMOs
>>
>> I had brought this up in October when I returned from the State 
>> Convention
>> of NY.
>>
>> I was told by a Vendor of the Prodigy Voice who is affiliated with 
>> Advanced
>> Diabetic Solutions, by the way I was told that they are going to be a 
>> vendor
>> at both this year's convention and next year's as well.
>>
>> The Vendors had mentioned that the HMOs such as HIP, Aetna, United
>> Healthcare, were not paying for the prodigy voice and others because 
>> these
>> companies feel that these are a fad and that they shouldn't have to pay 
>> for
>> them.
>>
>> I again ask if Tina Rockwell is on the talk list yet, to let us know this 
>> so
>> that we can possibly put action in motion.  Sue and Cy Fetzner who are 
>> the
>> ones who Represented Advanced Diabetic Solutions as the Convention they 
>> also
>> do great diabetic shoes, I just got my pair, better then the other vendor 
>> we
>> had in Dallas in 2008.
>>
>> This is a very serious issue and should be worked on as a whole, once we
>> find out exactly what is going on.
>>
>> Cheryl Echevarria
>> Independent Contractor
>> www.Echevarriatravel.com
>> 1-866-580-5574
>> Reservations at echevarriatravel.com
>> Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Montrose Travel 
>> CST-1018299-10
>>
>>
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