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

Wed Jan 20 03:44:33 UTC 2010

well when it comes to insurance not really, and if the person was smart that 
this has happened to they can write to that state Insurance Fund and 
complain.

I have been trying to find out this information.

But with privacy with HIPAA I am not expecting the company to give out 
names. That is illegal unless the patients wants to give the information.

Cheryl Echevarria
Independent Contractor
www.Echevarriatravel.com
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Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Montrose Travel CST-1018299-10

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 10:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Prodigy Voice not being paid by the HMOs

> 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
> > Independent Contractor
> > www.Echevarriatravel.com
> > 1-866-580-5574
> > Reservations at echevarriatravel.com
> > Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Montrose Travel
> > CST-1018299-10
> >
> >
> > ----- 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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