[Diabetes-talk] Got a whole pile of stuff for a whole pile of folks!!
The Jacobs Family
bandbjacobs at verizon.net
Sun Jan 31 01:49:02 UTC 2010
Hey Gang!! Bern here!! First of all, Di, thanks for letting me know about
the earrings. Actually, I need to think about this a little more. I
haven't pierced her ears yet and, maybe, by the time I do, she might be a
bit old for Mickey Mouse. I'll have to pondr that. Now, honey though, onto
the pins: Those were the exquisite heart pins you showed me in DeTroit that
people said they were too expensive at $5.00? Are you kidding? I'm willing
to go ten for you!! I wanted five of them. And, of course, I'll be sending
you a check. Send me your INFO offlist and I'll take care of you pronto!!
I know I have it in my Braille Plus somewhere. But, that way I don't have
to chase after it. I just love those beautiful pins!!
Now Kelly!! You're phantabulous!! Here I was all set to tell Jerry to get
on this Yesterday!! I still intend to menbtion this to him on Monday
anyway.
Count on my support on this resolution folks!!
As for the insurance issues and this committee, Oh Boy!! All I can say is,
I hope we can make this thing work. This Partison thing is almost like
Love/Hate! Scary! I'm not sure if I'm ready for this. I just know what
side I'm on! Pretty hot stuff!!
Take care and have a Blast everyone!!
Bern
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> 1. o/t Airline tickets to Convention in Dallas 2010
> (cheryl echevarria)
> 2. Re: Prodigy Voice not being paid by the HMOs (Vincent Chaney)
> 3. Fw: Prodigy Voice not being paid by the HMOs (Vincent Chaney)
> 4. Mickey Mouse earrings (dianefilipe at peoplepc.com)
> 5. Re: Prodigy Voice not being paid by the HMOs (Mike Freeman)
> 6. Re: Prodigy Voice not being paid by the HMOs (Mike Freeman)
> 7. Re: Prodigy Voice not being paid by the HMOs (cheryl echevarria)
> 8. Re: Prodigy Voice not being paid by the HMOs (cheryl echevarria)
> 9. Insulin Measuring Device (Rhonda Coe)
> 10. Re: Insulin Measuring Device (cheryl echevarria)
> 11. Re: Insulin Measuring Device (Kelly Massaro)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:19:31 -0500
> From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
> To: "diabetes-talk" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] o/t Airline tickets to Convention in Dallas
> 2010
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> If you have not already done so, please contact me and I can make your
> airline reservations for you.
>
> Don't wait to the last minute to get your tickets.
>
> Cheryl Echevarria
> Independent Contractor
> www.Echevarriatravel.com
> 1-866-580-5574
> blog.echevarriatravel.com
> Reservations at echevarriatravel.com
> Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Montrose Travel
> CST-1018299-10
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:27:45 -0500
> From: Vincent Chaney <vgc732 at optonline.net>
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Prodigy Voice not being paid by the HMOs
> Message-ID: <524E73ADB58C457298AAE4A06390AC07 at Vincent>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
>
> Cheryl,
>
> Thank you for your offer to work with this with your expertise as a
> Medical
> Insurance Specialist. You are able to send this to your NY State Affiliate
> and the ADS representative, though NY and NJ may both have a man named
> E.J.
> As I noted though, no wording may be changed without the approval of the
> NFBNJ Board.
> To all others, what other states have a state DAN division? Please write
> me
> either through the Diabetes-Talk or directly at vgc732 at optonline.net .
> Please put something in the "Subject" pertaining to Diabetes or "DAN". We
> will need to coordinate the work with the DAN Board and each state to be
> most effective until hopefully a NFB Resolution version is adopted in
> Dallas. This would not then mean that we would sit back but have the NFB
> with us working on this matter.
>
> Vinny
> Vincent Chaney Jr
> NFB Diabetes Action Network (DAN) Board
> NFBNJ Diabetes Division President
> NJAGDU Division President
> NFBNJ Technology Division Vice President
> NFBNJ.ORG Webmaster
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 7:01 AM
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Prodigy Voice not being paid by the HMOs
>
>
> Good morning Vincent and all:
>
> Thank you for posting this, and I would love to help in the fight, I will
> not be in attendance this year in Dallas with all of you, but would love
> to
> help in my being a fellow DAN member and the use of my knowledge as being
> a
> Medical Insurance specialist.
>
> I would like permission though to copy this e-mail and forward it to the
> NY
> State Affiliate and to the Advanced Diabetic Solutions Rep here in NY. I
> do
> not know Vincent if you are in touch with Tina Rockwell on this, since her
> Reps here in NY told us of this issue, but not giving names of the
> insurance
> companies. It is illegal under HIPAA to give out the names of the
> patients
> involved without the permission, but the Durable Supply Companies can give
> out the names of the insurance companies doing this, as well as the other
> suppliers out there.
>
> I believe that this is a resolution that all of us diabetic or not be
> working on, this also has to be addressed to each state's insurance fund
> as
> well. It is a governmental office that oversees the insurance companies
> in
> each state.
>
> Cheryl Echevarria
> Independent Contractor
> www.Echevarriatravel.com
> 1-866-580-5574
> blog.echevarriatravel.com
> Reservations at echevarriatravel.com
> Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Montrose Travel
> CST-1018299-10
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vincent Chaney" <vgc732 at optonline.net>
> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Jordan Benis" <jbenis at advanceddiabeticsolutions.net>; "Joe Ruffalo"
> <nfbnj at yahoo.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 1:41 AM
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Prodigy Voice not being paid by the HMOs
>
>
>> Mike, the DAN Board and All Members,
>>
>> I, as the President of the NFBNJ Diabetes Division was directly involved
>> in
>> addressing this issue at our state convention. I wrote the following
>> resolution with input from Jordan Benis of Advanced Diabetic Solutions. I
>> thought to address this insurance non acceptance of talking blood glucose
>> meters initially at the state level.
>> The resolution is available in the NFBNJ Sounding Board Fall 2009 from
>> the
>> web http://www.nfbnj.org/docs/SB_Fall_2009.doc
>> Jordan Benis agreed with me and we both thought to then bring this to the
>> 2010 NFB National Convention in Dallas, Tx. Jordan shared his company has
>> to
>> reject many people per day due to the HMO formulary list not including
>> any
>> talking meters.
>> I would be glad to take the lead on presenting this to the NFB Resolution
>> Committee to be reviewed in Dallas this year on behalf of the DAN Board
>> and
>> all our members.
>> Joseph Ruffalo, NFBNJ President has said a resolution from the NFBNJ
>> Sounding Board Fall 2009 Fall issue is available to be shared as long as
>> no
>> wording is changed without the approval of the NFBNJ Board. I will
>> forward
>> a
>> copy of the MS Word document to the DAN Board as the following copy/paste
>> may appear slightly choppy coming through Outlook Express.
>>
>>
>> Resolution 2009-03
>>
>> Regarding Access to Talking Glucometers
>>
>> WHEREAS, in today's market, certain health insurance plans dictate what
>> brand of diabetic equipment a member must use to stay compliant with
>> their
>> treatment regimen, claiming that this strategy is utilized to control
>> costs
>> to the plan and prevent healthcare premiums from rising; and
>>
>> WHEREAS, today, most insurance companies contract strictly with one
>> manufacturer who provides only inaccessible, non-talking glucometers,
>> thereby presenting a serious obstacle to complying with their testing
>> regimen for the five million people with diabetes who are blind or
>> visually
>> impaired; and
>>
>> WHEREAS, the most effective way to stabilize diabetes is for a patient to
>> test his or her blood sugar frequently and take action on any blood sugar
>> that falls outside of medical guidelines; and
>>
>> WHEREAS, because no accessible blood glucose monitors appear on current
>> medical insurance formulary lists, the visually impaired and blind are
>> forced to use blood glucose monitors designed for sighted patients; and
>>
>> WHEREAS, when blind or visually impaired patients are forced to use
>> non-talking meters, they often do not test at all, thereby drastically
>> increasing their risk of complications, morbidity and mortality; and
>>
>> WHEREAS, the only way a blind or visually impaired diabetic can acquire
>> an
>> accessible blood glucose monitor is through a long and complicated
>> process
>> of submitting extensive medical documentation, and approval is not
>> guaranteed; and
>>
>> WHEREAS, the inaccessibility of blood glucose monitors on the formulary
>> lists creates a barrier to independence for the blind in choice,
>> management
>> of health, and control of their diabetes, and hinders their quality of
>> life:
>> Now, therefore,
>>
>> BE IT RESOLVED by the NFB of NJ, in Convention assembled this 8th day of
>> Nov. 2009, in the township of Clark, NJ, that this organization call upon
>> our state legislators to speedily pass legislation that accomplishes the
>> following purposes: to make it a civil offense to sell inaccessible blood
>> glucose monitors to blind clients; to mandate all insurance companies to
>> have at least one fully accessible glucometer on their formulary list;
>> and
>> to put into place fines or other penalties to ensure compliance with the
>> law.
>>
>>
>>
>> Vinny
>> Vincent Chaney Jr
>> NFB Diabetes Action Network (DAN) Board
>> NFBNJ Diabetes Division President
>> NJAGDU Division President
>> NFBNJ Technology Division Vice President
>> NFBNJ.ORG Webmaster
>> ----- 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
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> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:20:40 -0500
> From: Vincent Chaney <vgc732 at optonline.net>
> To: Diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Fw: Prodigy Voice not being paid by the HMOs
> Message-ID: <EE9144A2FC704988AF742AC2AA0563CC at Vincent>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
>
> Cheryl and All Members,
>
> I wish to clarify a miss statement in my message. You are free to use this
> resolution in each state and tweak the wording where necessary, especially
> in the closure portion for your state. If you are in a state without a
> Diabetes Division or committee, please let me know if I may be able to
> assist should you wish to use the text of this resolution at your own
> state
> convention.
> I apologize mixing apples and oranges in the not to copy comment from
> another matter I wrote and was involved with.
>
> Vinny
> Vincent Chaney Jr
> NFB Diabetes Action Network (DAN) Board
> NFBNJ Diabetes Division President
> NJAGDU Division President
> NFBNJ Technology Division Vice President
> NFBNJ.ORG Webmaster
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vincent Chaney" <vgc732 at optonline.net>
> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 2:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Prodigy Voice not being paid by the HMOs
>
>
> Cheryl,
>
> Thank you for your offer to work with this with your expertise as a
> Medical
> Insurance Specialist. You are able to send this to your NY State Affiliate
> and the ADS representative, though NY and NJ may both have a man named
> E.J.
> As I noted though, no wording may be changed without the approval of the
> NFBNJ Board.
> To all others, what other states have a state DAN division? Please write
> me
> either through the Diabetes-Talk or directly at vgc732 at optonline.net .
> Please put something in the "Subject" pertaining to Diabetes or "DAN". We
> will need to coordinate the work with the DAN Board and each state to be
> most effective until hopefully a NFB Resolution version is adopted in
> Dallas. This would not then mean that we would sit back but have the NFB
> with us working on this matter.
>
> Vinny
> Vincent Chaney Jr
> NFB Diabetes Action Network (DAN) Board
> NFBNJ Diabetes Division President
> NJAGDU Division President
> NFBNJ Technology Division Vice President
> NFBNJ.ORG Webmaster
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 7:01 AM
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Prodigy Voice not being paid by the HMOs
>
>
> Good morning Vincent and all:
>
> Thank you for posting this, and I would love to help in the fight, I will
> not be in attendance this year in Dallas with all of you, but would love
> to
> help in my being a fellow DAN member and the use of my knowledge as being
> a
> Medical Insurance specialist.
>
> I would like permission though to copy this e-mail and forward it to the
> NY
> State Affiliate and to the Advanced Diabetic Solutions Rep here in NY. I
> do
> not know Vincent if you are in touch with Tina Rockwell on this, since her
> Reps here in NY told us of this issue, but not giving names of the
> insurance
> companies. It is illegal under HIPAA to give out the names of the
> patients
> involved without the permission, but the Durable Supply Companies can give
> out the names of the insurance companies doing this, as well as the other
> suppliers out there.
>
> I believe that this is a resolution that all of us diabetic or not be
> working on, this also has to be addressed to each state's insurance fund
> as
> well. It is a governmental office that oversees the insurance companies
> in
> each state.
>
> Cheryl Echevarria
> Independent Contractor
> www.Echevarriatravel.com
> 1-866-580-5574
> blog.echevarriatravel.com
> Reservations at echevarriatravel.com
> Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Montrose Travel
> CST-1018299-10
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vincent Chaney" <vgc732 at optonline.net>
> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Jordan Benis" <jbenis at advanceddiabeticsolutions.net>; "Joe Ruffalo"
> <nfbnj at yahoo.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 1:41 AM
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Prodigy Voice not being paid by the HMOs
>
>
>> Mike, the DAN Board and All Members,
>>
>> I, as the President of the NFBNJ Diabetes Division was directly involved
>> in
>> addressing this issue at our state convention. I wrote the following
>> resolution with input from Jordan Benis of Advanced Diabetic Solutions. I
>> thought to address this insurance non acceptance of talking blood glucose
>> meters initially at the state level.
>> The resolution is available in the NFBNJ Sounding Board Fall 2009 from
>> the
>> web http://www.nfbnj.org/docs/SB_Fall_2009.doc
>> Jordan Benis agreed with me and we both thought to then bring this to the
>> 2010 NFB National Convention in Dallas, Tx. Jordan shared his company has
>> to
>> reject many people per day due to the HMO formulary list not including
>> any
>> talking meters.
>> I would be glad to take the lead on presenting this to the NFB Resolution
>> Committee to be reviewed in Dallas this year on behalf of the DAN Board
>> and
>> all our members.
>> Joseph Ruffalo, NFBNJ President has said a resolution from the NFBNJ
>> Sounding Board Fall 2009 Fall issue is available to be shared as long as
>> no
>> wording is changed without the approval of the NFBNJ Board. I will
>> forward
>> a
>> copy of the MS Word document to the DAN Board as the following copy/paste
>> may appear slightly choppy coming through Outlook Express.
>>
>>
>> Resolution 2009-03
>>
>> Regarding Access to Talking Glucometers
>>
>> WHEREAS, in today's market, certain health insurance plans dictate what
>> brand of diabetic equipment a member must use to stay compliant with
>> their
>> treatment regimen, claiming that this strategy is utilized to control
>> costs
>> to the plan and prevent healthcare premiums from rising; and
>>
>> WHEREAS, today, most insurance companies contract strictly with one
>> manufacturer who provides only inaccessible, non-talking glucometers,
>> thereby presenting a serious obstacle to complying with their testing
>> regimen for the five million people with diabetes who are blind or
>> visually
>> impaired; and
>>
>> WHEREAS, the most effective way to stabilize diabetes is for a patient to
>> test his or her blood sugar frequently and take action on any blood sugar
>> that falls outside of medical guidelines; and
>>
>> WHEREAS, because no accessible blood glucose monitors appear on current
>> medical insurance formulary lists, the visually impaired and blind are
>> forced to use blood glucose monitors designed for sighted patients; and
>>
>> WHEREAS, when blind or visually impaired patients are forced to use
>> non-talking meters, they often do not test at all, thereby drastically
>> increasing their risk of complications, morbidity and mortality; and
>>
>> WHEREAS, the only way a blind or visually impaired diabetic can acquire
>> an
>> accessible blood glucose monitor is through a long and complicated
>> process
>> of submitting extensive medical documentation, and approval is not
>> guaranteed; and
>>
>> WHEREAS, the inaccessibility of blood glucose monitors on the formulary
>> lists creates a barrier to independence for the blind in choice,
>> management
>> of health, and control of their diabetes, and hinders their quality of
>> life:
>> Now, therefore,
>>
>> BE IT RESOLVED by the NFB of NJ, in Convention assembled this 8th day of
>> Nov. 2009, in the township of Clark, NJ, that this organization call upon
>> our state legislators to speedily pass legislation that accomplishes the
>> following purposes: to make it a civil offense to sell inaccessible blood
>> glucose monitors to blind clients; to mandate all insurance companies to
>> have at least one fully accessible glucometer on their formulary list;
>> and
>> to put into place fines or other penalties to ensure compliance with the
>> law.
>>
>>
>>
>> Vinny
>> Vincent Chaney Jr
>> NFB Diabetes Action Network (DAN) Board
>> NFBNJ Diabetes Division President
>> NJAGDU Division President
>> NFBNJ Technology Division Vice President
>> NFBNJ.ORG Webmaster
>> ----- 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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>> >
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> Message: 4
> Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:24:06 -0500
> From: "dianefilipe at peoplepc.com" <dianefilipe at peoplepc.com>
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org, diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Mickey Mouse earrings
> Message-ID: <380-22010142821246188 at M2W124.mail2web.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
>
> Guess I didn't tell everyone what the earrings look like.
> They are about 1/4" with one cubic zirconia stone in the middle and 2
> smaller ones on top so it looks like Mickey Mouses head and ears!!!
> My Mom says they look like they could be really expensive!
> Di
> Original Message:
> -----------------
> From: cheryl echevarria cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com
> Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:44:47 -0500
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Fundraising Idea
>
>
> Diane I am interested did you get my e-mail.
>
> Cheryl Echevarria
> Independent Contractor
> www.Echevarriatravel.com
> 1-866-580-5574
> blog.echevarriatravel.com
> Reservations at echevarriatravel.com
> Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Montrose Travel
> CST-1018299-10
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Diane" <dianefilipe at peoplepc.com>
> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 9:42 AM
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Fundraising Idea
>
>
>> Okie dokie!
>> The earrings measure about 1/4" and are $10.
>> Just send me your address.
>> What pins did you want?
>> I forget a lot...
>> Di
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "The Jacobs Family" <bandbjacobs at verizon.net>
>> To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 12:26 PM
>> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Fundraising Idea
>>
>>
>> > Hey Di!
>> >
>> > Too bad we're not in FL this year!! Huh? I don't think that's too bad
>> > at
>> > all! I want one of those for my daughter though Honey!! Her
>> > birthday's
>> > coming up St. Patty's day!
>> >
>> > Bern
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: <diabetes-talk-request at nfbnet.org>
>> > To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> > Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 1:00 PM
>> > Subject: Diabetes-talk Digest, Vol 30, Issue 18
>> >
>> >
>> >> Send Diabetes-talk mailing list submissions to
>> >> diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
>> >>
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>> >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to
>> >> diabetes-talk-request at nfbnet.org
>> >>
>> >> You can reach the person managing the list at
>> >> diabetes-talk-owner at nfbnet.org
>> >>
>> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific
>> >> than "Re: Contents of Diabetes-talk digest..."
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Today's Topics:
>> >>
>> >> 1. fund raising idea (Diane)
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >>
>> >> Message: 1
>> >> Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:34:15 -0700
>> >> From: "Diane" <dianefilipe at peoplepc.com>
>> >> To: <2391Group at googlegroups.com>, "Colorado Association of Blind
>> >> Students List" <cabs at nfbnet.org>, "Diabetes Talk for the Blind"
>> >> <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>, "List for blind crafters and artists"
>> >> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> >> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] fund raising idea
>> >> Message-ID: <25C85EC6142249D9B55C332D4AE5CE78 at DianePC>
>> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>> >>
>> >> Howdy!
>> >> I have received 50 pairs of Mickey Mouse earrings from AVON that I
>> >> would
>> >> like to use as a fund raising item.
>> >> I will go ahead and try to order 50 more so we'll have more to sell.
>> >> As
>> >> I am involved in all 4 of your groups, I would like to split the sales
>> >> among all 4 of you.
>> >> Diane
>> >>
>> >> ------------------------------
>> >>
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>> >>
>> >>
>> >> End of Diabetes-talk Digest, Vol 30, Issue 18
>> >> *********************************************
>> >>
>> >
>> >
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> Message: 5
> Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:13:04 -0800
> From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Prodigy Voice not being paid by the HMOs
> Message-ID: <D6155AD82FC6448A8979C0725945BAB0 at owner1e06aeb63>
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> reply-type=original
>
> Thank you, Vince.
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vincent Chaney" <vgc732 at optonline.net>
> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Jordan Benis" <jbenis at advanceddiabeticsolutions.net>; "Joe Ruffalo"
> <nfbnj at yahoo.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 10:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Prodigy Voice not being paid by the HMOs
>
>
>> Mike, the DAN Board and All Members,
>>
>> I, as the President of the NFBNJ Diabetes Division was directly involved
>> in
>> addressing this issue at our state convention. I wrote the following
>> resolution with input from Jordan Benis of Advanced Diabetic Solutions. I
>> thought to address this insurance non acceptance of talking blood glucose
>> meters initially at the state level.
>> The resolution is available in the NFBNJ Sounding Board Fall 2009 from
>> the
>> web http://www.nfbnj.org/docs/SB_Fall_2009.doc
>> Jordan Benis agreed with me and we both thought to then bring this to the
>> 2010 NFB National Convention in Dallas, Tx. Jordan shared his company has
>> to
>> reject many people per day due to the HMO formulary list not including
>> any
>> talking meters.
>> I would be glad to take the lead on presenting this to the NFB Resolution
>> Committee to be reviewed in Dallas this year on behalf of the DAN Board
>> and
>> all our members.
>> Joseph Ruffalo, NFBNJ President has said a resolution from the NFBNJ
>> Sounding Board Fall 2009 Fall issue is available to be shared as long as
>> no
>> wording is changed without the approval of the NFBNJ Board. I will
>> forward
>> a
>> copy of the MS Word document to the DAN Board as the following copy/paste
>> may appear slightly choppy coming through Outlook Express.
>>
>>
>> Resolution 2009-03
>>
>> Regarding Access to Talking Glucometers
>>
>> WHEREAS, in today's market, certain health insurance plans dictate what
>> brand of diabetic equipment a member must use to stay compliant with
>> their
>> treatment regimen, claiming that this strategy is utilized to control
>> costs
>> to the plan and prevent healthcare premiums from rising; and
>>
>> WHEREAS, today, most insurance companies contract strictly with one
>> manufacturer who provides only inaccessible, non-talking glucometers,
>> thereby presenting a serious obstacle to complying with their testing
>> regimen for the five million people with diabetes who are blind or
>> visually
>> impaired; and
>>
>> WHEREAS, the most effective way to stabilize diabetes is for a patient to
>> test his or her blood sugar frequently and take action on any blood sugar
>> that falls outside of medical guidelines; and
>>
>> WHEREAS, because no accessible blood glucose monitors appear on current
>> medical insurance formulary lists, the visually impaired and blind are
>> forced to use blood glucose monitors designed for sighted patients; and
>>
>> WHEREAS, when blind or visually impaired patients are forced to use
>> non-talking meters, they often do not test at all, thereby drastically
>> increasing their risk of complications, morbidity and mortality; and
>>
>> WHEREAS, the only way a blind or visually impaired diabetic can acquire
>> an
>> accessible blood glucose monitor is through a long and complicated
>> process
>> of submitting extensive medical documentation, and approval is not
>> guaranteed; and
>>
>> WHEREAS, the inaccessibility of blood glucose monitors on the formulary
>> lists creates a barrier to independence for the blind in choice,
>> management
>> of health, and control of their diabetes, and hinders their quality of
>> life:
>> Now, therefore,
>>
>> BE IT RESOLVED by the NFB of NJ, in Convention assembled this 8th day of
>> Nov. 2009, in the township of Clark, NJ, that this organization call upon
>> our state legislators to speedily pass legislation that accomplishes the
>> following purposes: to make it a civil offense to sell inaccessible blood
>> glucose monitors to blind clients; to mandate all insurance companies to
>> have at least one fully accessible glucometer on their formulary list;
>> and
>> to put into place fines or other penalties to ensure compliance with the
>> law.
>>
>>
>>
>> Vinny
>> Vincent Chaney Jr
>> NFB Diabetes Action Network (DAN) Board
>> NFBNJ Diabetes Division President
>> NJAGDU Division President
>> NFBNJ Technology Division Vice President
>> NFBNJ.ORG Webmaster
>> ----- 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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>>>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
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>>>> bcglobal.net
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>>>> 01/19/10
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>>>>
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>>>
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>
> Message: 6
> Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:16:15 -0800
> From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Jordan Benis <jbenis at advanceddiabeticsolutions.net>, Joe Ruffalo
> <nfbnj at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Prodigy Voice not being paid by the HMOs
> Message-ID: <FB66B4A0E6F14A18B77171706DD74777 at owner1e06aeb63>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
> reply-type=response
>
> Actually, we'd have to think about this fairly carefully as there are
> disparate views on what needs to be done viz. healthcare and insurance
> (remember opening day of the 2009 convention?). If we could come up with a
> purpose that would satisfy both liberals and conservatives, you could ask
> Dr. Maurer; he it would be that would have to approve such a committee.
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Jordan Benis" <jbenis at advanceddiabeticsolutions.net>; "Joe Ruffalo"
> <nfbnj at yahoo.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 4:14 AM
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Prodigy Voice not being paid by the HMOs
>
>
>>I would like to ask this again. Last year, Ed Bryant had asked me to
>>Chair
>>a Committee on Health Insurance. I think we need this as much know, then
>>ever and this should be Organizational wide not Division wide. Insurance
>>does not only effect the Diabetic but all of us. With the uncertainty of
>>what will happen with our health insurance over the next full year until
>>our government officials do something to improve it we are still on our
>>own.
>>
>> So would like to know should we still create this committee.
>>
>> Cheryl Echevarria
>> Independent Contractor
>> www.Echevarriatravel.com
>> 1-866-580-5574
>> blog.echevarriatravel.com
>> Reservations at echevarriatravel.com
>> Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Montrose Travel
>> CST-1018299-10
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Vincent Chaney" <vgc732 at optonline.net>
>> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: "Jordan Benis" <jbenis at advanceddiabeticsolutions.net>; "Joe Ruffalo"
>> <nfbnj at yahoo.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 1:41 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Prodigy Voice not being paid by the HMOs
>>
>>
>>> Mike, the DAN Board and All Members,
>>>
>>> I, as the President of the NFBNJ Diabetes Division was directly involved
>>> in
>>> addressing this issue at our state convention. I wrote the following
>>> resolution with input from Jordan Benis of Advanced Diabetic Solutions.
>>> I
>>> thought to address this insurance non acceptance of talking blood
>>> glucose
>>> meters initially at the state level.
>>> The resolution is available in the NFBNJ Sounding Board Fall 2009 from
>>> the
>>> web http://www.nfbnj.org/docs/SB_Fall_2009.doc
>>> Jordan Benis agreed with me and we both thought to then bring this to
>>> the
>>> 2010 NFB National Convention in Dallas, Tx. Jordan shared his company
>>> has
>>> to
>>> reject many people per day due to the HMO formulary list not including
>>> any
>>> talking meters.
>>> I would be glad to take the lead on presenting this to the NFB
>>> Resolution
>>> Committee to be reviewed in Dallas this year on behalf of the DAN Board
>>> and
>>> all our members.
>>> Joseph Ruffalo, NFBNJ President has said a resolution from the NFBNJ
>>> Sounding Board Fall 2009 Fall issue is available to be shared as long as
>>> no
>>> wording is changed without the approval of the NFBNJ Board. I will
>>> forward a
>>> copy of the MS Word document to the DAN Board as the following
>>> copy/paste
>>> may appear slightly choppy coming through Outlook Express.
>>>
>>>
>>> Resolution 2009-03
>>>
>>> Regarding Access to Talking Glucometers
>>>
>>> WHEREAS, in today's market, certain health insurance plans dictate what
>>> brand of diabetic equipment a member must use to stay compliant with
>>> their
>>> treatment regimen, claiming that this strategy is utilized to control
>>> costs
>>> to the plan and prevent healthcare premiums from rising; and
>>>
>>> WHEREAS, today, most insurance companies contract strictly with one
>>> manufacturer who provides only inaccessible, non-talking glucometers,
>>> thereby presenting a serious obstacle to complying with their testing
>>> regimen for the five million people with diabetes who are blind or
>>> visually
>>> impaired; and
>>>
>>> WHEREAS, the most effective way to stabilize diabetes is for a patient
>>> to
>>> test his or her blood sugar frequently and take action on any blood
>>> sugar
>>> that falls outside of medical guidelines; and
>>>
>>> WHEREAS, because no accessible blood glucose monitors appear on current
>>> medical insurance formulary lists, the visually impaired and blind are
>>> forced to use blood glucose monitors designed for sighted patients; and
>>>
>>> WHEREAS, when blind or visually impaired patients are forced to use
>>> non-talking meters, they often do not test at all, thereby drastically
>>> increasing their risk of complications, morbidity and mortality; and
>>>
>>> WHEREAS, the only way a blind or visually impaired diabetic can acquire
>>> an
>>> accessible blood glucose monitor is through a long and complicated
>>> process
>>> of submitting extensive medical documentation, and approval is not
>>> guaranteed; and
>>>
>>> WHEREAS, the inaccessibility of blood glucose monitors on the formulary
>>> lists creates a barrier to independence for the blind in choice,
>>> management
>>> of health, and control of their diabetes, and hinders their quality of
>>> life:
>>> Now, therefore,
>>>
>>> BE IT RESOLVED by the NFB of NJ, in Convention assembled this 8th day of
>>> Nov. 2009, in the township of Clark, NJ, that this organization call
>>> upon
>>> our state legislators to speedily pass legislation that accomplishes the
>>> following purposes: to make it a civil offense to sell inaccessible
>>> blood
>>> glucose monitors to blind clients; to mandate all insurance companies to
>>> have at least one fully accessible glucometer on their formulary list;
>>> and
>>> to put into place fines or other penalties to ensure compliance with the
>>> law.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Vinny
>>> Vincent Chaney Jr
>>> NFB Diabetes Action Network (DAN) Board
>>> NFBNJ Diabetes Division President
>>> NJAGDU Division President
>>> NFBNJ Technology Division Vice President
>>> NFBNJ.ORG Webmaster
>>> ----- 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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>>> >> Diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
>>> >> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org
>>> >> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
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>>> >> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org/datemeyer%40s
>>> >> bcglobal.net
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>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> _______________________________________________
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>>> >>
>>> >
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>>>
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>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:06:42 -0500
> From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Prodigy Voice not being paid by the HMOs
> Message-ID: <BAY110-DS62E14560C4C0200A24925A15B0 at phx.gbl>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> Got a Question should this come from the President of the Diabetic Action
> Network to approach Dr. Maurer. When we formed a committee with NAGDU to
> start a 1-800 hotline for advocacy and eduation, we did not need
> permission to do this from Dr. Maurer, but I am sure when we got our grant
> from the Imagination Fund, it was put out there by the President of NAGDU,
> Marion Gwizdala. Or am I missing something. I am willing to contact Dr.
> Maurer on my own, but since you are also a Board Member of the NFB.
> Couldn't you approach him.
>
> I think it goes through channels if I am not correct.
>
> Cheryl Echevarria
> Independent Contractor
> www.Echevarriatravel.com<http://www.echevarriatravel.com/>
> 1-866-580-5574
> blog.echevarriatravel.com
> Reservations at echevarriatravel.com<mailto:Reservations at echevarriatravel.com>
> Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Montrose Travel
> CST-1018299-10
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mike Freeman<mailto:k7uij at panix.com>
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind<mailto:diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Jordan Benis<mailto:jbenis at advanceddiabeticsolutions.net> ; Joe
> Ruffalo<mailto:nfbnj at yahoo.com>
> Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 12:16 AM
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Prodigy Voice not being paid by the HMOs
>
>
> Actually, we'd have to think about this fairly carefully as there are
> disparate views on what needs to be done viz. healthcare and insurance
> (remember opening day of the 2009 convention?). If we could come up with
> a
> purpose that would satisfy both liberals and conservatives, you could ask
> Dr. Maurer; he it would be that would have to approve such a committee.
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "cheryl echevarria"
> <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com<mailto:cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>>
> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind"
> <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org<mailto:diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>>
> Cc: "Jordan Benis"
> <jbenis at advanceddiabeticsolutions.net<mailto:jbenis at advanceddiabeticsolutions.net>>;
> "Joe Ruffalo"
> <nfbnj at yahoo.com<mailto:nfbnj at yahoo.com>>
> Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 4:14 AM
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Prodigy Voice not being paid by the HMOs
>
>
> >I would like to ask this again. Last year, Ed Bryant had asked me to
> Chair
> >a Committee on Health Insurance. I think we need this as much know,
> then
> >ever and this should be Organizational wide not Division wide.
> Insurance
> >does not only effect the Diabetic but all of us. With the uncertainty
> of
> >what will happen with our health insurance over the next full year until
> >our government officials do something to improve it we are still on our
> >own.
> >
> > So would like to know should we still create this committee.
> >
> > Cheryl Echevarria
> > Independent Contractor
> > www.Echevarriatravel.com<http://www.echevarriatravel.com/>
> > 1-866-580-5574
> > blog.echevarriatravel.com
> >
> Reservations at echevarriatravel.com<mailto:Reservations at echevarriatravel.com>
> > Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Montrose Travel
> > CST-1018299-10
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Vincent Chaney"
> <vgc732 at optonline.net<mailto:vgc732 at optonline.net>>
> > To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind"
> <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org<mailto:diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>>
> > Cc: "Jordan Benis"
> <jbenis at advanceddiabeticsolutions.net<mailto:jbenis at advanceddiabeticsolutions.net>>;
> "Joe Ruffalo"
> > <nfbnj at yahoo.com<mailto:nfbnj at yahoo.com>>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 1:41 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Prodigy Voice not being paid by the HMOs
> >
> >
> >> Mike, the DAN Board and All Members,
> >>
> >> I, as the President of the NFBNJ Diabetes Division was directly
> involved
> >> in
> >> addressing this issue at our state convention. I wrote the following
> >> resolution with input from Jordan Benis of Advanced Diabetic
> Solutions. I
> >> thought to address this insurance non acceptance of talking blood
> glucose
> >> meters initially at the state level.
> >> The resolution is available in the NFBNJ Sounding Board Fall 2009 from
> >> the
> >> web
> http://www.nfbnj.org/docs/SB_Fall_2009.doc<http://www.nfbnj.org/docs/SB_Fall_2009.doc>
> >> Jordan Benis agreed with me and we both thought to then bring this to
> the
> >> 2010 NFB National Convention in Dallas, Tx. Jordan shared his company
> has
> >> to
> >> reject many people per day due to the HMO formulary list not including
> >> any
> >> talking meters.
> >> I would be glad to take the lead on presenting this to the NFB
> Resolution
> >> Committee to be reviewed in Dallas this year on behalf of the DAN
> Board
> >> and
> >> all our members.
> >> Joseph Ruffalo, NFBNJ President has said a resolution from the NFBNJ
> >> Sounding Board Fall 2009 Fall issue is available to be shared as long
> as
> >> no
> >> wording is changed without the approval of the NFBNJ Board. I will
> >> forward a
> >> copy of the MS Word document to the DAN Board as the following
> copy/paste
> >> may appear slightly choppy coming through Outlook Express.
> >>
> >>
> >> Resolution 2009-03
> >>
> >> Regarding Access to Talking Glucometers
> >>
> >> WHEREAS, in today's market, certain health insurance plans dictate
> what
> >> brand of diabetic equipment a member must use to stay compliant with
> >> their
> >> treatment regimen, claiming that this strategy is utilized to control
> >> costs
> >> to the plan and prevent healthcare premiums from rising; and
> >>
> >> WHEREAS, today, most insurance companies contract strictly with one
> >> manufacturer who provides only inaccessible, non-talking glucometers,
> >> thereby presenting a serious obstacle to complying with their testing
> >> regimen for the five million people with diabetes who are blind or
> >> visually
> >> impaired; and
> >>
> >> WHEREAS, the most effective way to stabilize diabetes is for a patient
> to
> >> test his or her blood sugar frequently and take action on any blood
> sugar
> >> that falls outside of medical guidelines; and
> >>
> >> WHEREAS, because no accessible blood glucose monitors appear on
> current
> >> medical insurance formulary lists, the visually impaired and blind are
> >> forced to use blood glucose monitors designed for sighted patients;
> and
> >>
> >> WHEREAS, when blind or visually impaired patients are forced to use
> >> non-talking meters, they often do not test at all, thereby drastically
> >> increasing their risk of complications, morbidity and mortality; and
> >>
> >> WHEREAS, the only way a blind or visually impaired diabetic can
> acquire
> >> an
> >> accessible blood glucose monitor is through a long and complicated
> >> process
> >> of submitting extensive medical documentation, and approval is not
> >> guaranteed; and
> >>
> >> WHEREAS, the inaccessibility of blood glucose monitors on the
> formulary
> >> lists creates a barrier to independence for the blind in choice,
> >> management
> >> of health, and control of their diabetes, and hinders their quality of
> >> life:
> >> Now, therefore,
> >>
> >> BE IT RESOLVED by the NFB of NJ, in Convention assembled this 8th day
> of
> >> Nov. 2009, in the township of Clark, NJ, that this organization call
> upon
> >> our state legislators to speedily pass legislation that accomplishes
> the
> >> following purposes: to make it a civil offense to sell inaccessible
> blood
> >> glucose monitors to blind clients; to mandate all insurance companies
> to
> >> have at least one fully accessible glucometer on their formulary list;
> >> and
> >> to put into place fines or other penalties to ensure compliance with
> the
> >> law.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Vinny
> >> Vincent Chaney Jr
> >> NFB Diabetes Action Network (DAN) Board
> >> NFBNJ Diabetes Division President
> >> NJAGDU Division President
> >> NFBNJ Technology Division Vice President
> >> NFBNJ.ORG Webmaster
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com<mailto:k7uij at panix.com>>
> >> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind"
> <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org<mailto: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<mailto:cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>>
> >> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind"
> <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org<mailto: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<http://www.echevarriatravel.com/>
> >> > 1-866-580-5574
> >> >
> Reservations at echevarriatravel.com<mailto:Reservations at echevarriatravel.com>
> >> > Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Montrose Travel
> >> > CST-1018299-10
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: "David Meyer"
> <datemeyer at sbcglobal.net<mailto:datemeyer at sbcglobal.net>>
> >> > To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'"
> <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org<mailto: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>
> >> >> [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<http://www.echevarriatravel.com/>
> >> >> 1-866-580-5574
> >> >>
> Reservations at echevarriatravel.com<mailto:Reservations at echevarriatravel.com>
> >> >> Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Montrose Travel
> >> >> CST-1018299-10
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> _______________________________________________
> >> >> Diabetes-talk mailing list
> >> >> Diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org<mailto:Diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> >> >>
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org<http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org>
> >> >> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info
> for
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> Message: 8
> Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:06:42 -0500
> From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Prodigy Voice not being paid by the HMOs
> Message-ID: <BAY110-DS62E14560C4C0200A24925A15B0 at phx.gbl>
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> Got a Question should this come from the President of the Diabetic Action
> Network to approach Dr. Maurer. When we formed a committee with NAGDU to
> start a 1-800 hotline for advocacy and eduation, we did not need
> permission to do this from Dr. Maurer, but I am sure when we got our grant
> from the Imagination Fund, it was put out there by the President of NAGDU,
> Marion Gwizdala. Or am I missing something. I am willing to contact Dr.
> Maurer on my own, but since you are also a Board Member of the NFB.
> Couldn't you approach him.
>
> I think it goes through channels if I am not correct.
>
> Cheryl Echevarria
> Independent Contractor
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mike Freeman<mailto:k7uij at panix.com>
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind<mailto:diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Jordan Benis<mailto:jbenis at advanceddiabeticsolutions.net> ; Joe
> Ruffalo<mailto:nfbnj at yahoo.com>
> Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 12:16 AM
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Prodigy Voice not being paid by the HMOs
>
>
> Actually, we'd have to think about this fairly carefully as there are
> disparate views on what needs to be done viz. healthcare and insurance
> (remember opening day of the 2009 convention?). If we could come up with
> a
> purpose that would satisfy both liberals and conservatives, you could ask
> Dr. Maurer; he it would be that would have to approve such a committee.
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "cheryl echevarria"
> <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com<mailto:cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>>
> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind"
> <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org<mailto:diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>>
> Cc: "Jordan Benis"
> <jbenis at advanceddiabeticsolutions.net<mailto:jbenis at advanceddiabeticsolutions.net>>;
> "Joe Ruffalo"
> <nfbnj at yahoo.com<mailto:nfbnj at yahoo.com>>
> Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 4:14 AM
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Prodigy Voice not being paid by the HMOs
>
>
> >I would like to ask this again. Last year, Ed Bryant had asked me to
> Chair
> >a Committee on Health Insurance. I think we need this as much know,
> then
> >ever and this should be Organizational wide not Division wide.
> Insurance
> >does not only effect the Diabetic but all of us. With the uncertainty
> of
> >what will happen with our health insurance over the next full year until
> >our government officials do something to improve it we are still on our
> >own.
> >
> > So would like to know should we still create this committee.
> >
> > Cheryl Echevarria
> > Independent Contractor
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> > 1-866-580-5574
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> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Vincent Chaney"
> <vgc732 at optonline.net<mailto:vgc732 at optonline.net>>
> > To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind"
> <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org<mailto:diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>>
> > Cc: "Jordan Benis"
> <jbenis at advanceddiabeticsolutions.net<mailto:jbenis at advanceddiabeticsolutions.net>>;
> "Joe Ruffalo"
> > <nfbnj at yahoo.com<mailto:nfbnj at yahoo.com>>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 1:41 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Prodigy Voice not being paid by the HMOs
> >
> >
> >> Mike, the DAN Board and All Members,
> >>
> >> I, as the President of the NFBNJ Diabetes Division was directly
> involved
> >> in
> >> addressing this issue at our state convention. I wrote the following
> >> resolution with input from Jordan Benis of Advanced Diabetic
> Solutions. I
> >> thought to address this insurance non acceptance of talking blood
> glucose
> >> meters initially at the state level.
> >> The resolution is available in the NFBNJ Sounding Board Fall 2009 from
> >> the
> >> web
> http://www.nfbnj.org/docs/SB_Fall_2009.doc<http://www.nfbnj.org/docs/SB_Fall_2009.doc>
> >> Jordan Benis agreed with me and we both thought to then bring this to
> the
> >> 2010 NFB National Convention in Dallas, Tx. Jordan shared his company
> has
> >> to
> >> reject many people per day due to the HMO formulary list not including
> >> any
> >> talking meters.
> >> I would be glad to take the lead on presenting this to the NFB
> Resolution
> >> Committee to be reviewed in Dallas this year on behalf of the DAN
> Board
> >> and
> >> all our members.
> >> Joseph Ruffalo, NFBNJ President has said a resolution from the NFBNJ
> >> Sounding Board Fall 2009 Fall issue is available to be shared as long
> as
> >> no
> >> wording is changed without the approval of the NFBNJ Board. I will
> >> forward a
> >> copy of the MS Word document to the DAN Board as the following
> copy/paste
> >> may appear slightly choppy coming through Outlook Express.
> >>
> >>
> >> Resolution 2009-03
> >>
> >> Regarding Access to Talking Glucometers
> >>
> >> WHEREAS, in today's market, certain health insurance plans dictate
> what
> >> brand of diabetic equipment a member must use to stay compliant with
> >> their
> >> treatment regimen, claiming that this strategy is utilized to control
> >> costs
> >> to the plan and prevent healthcare premiums from rising; and
> >>
> >> WHEREAS, today, most insurance companies contract strictly with one
> >> manufacturer who provides only inaccessible, non-talking glucometers,
> >> thereby presenting a serious obstacle to complying with their testing
> >> regimen for the five million people with diabetes who are blind or
> >> visually
> >> impaired; and
> >>
> >> WHEREAS, the most effective way to stabilize diabetes is for a patient
> to
> >> test his or her blood sugar frequently and take action on any blood
> sugar
> >> that falls outside of medical guidelines; and
> >>
> >> WHEREAS, because no accessible blood glucose monitors appear on
> current
> >> medical insurance formulary lists, the visually impaired and blind are
> >> forced to use blood glucose monitors designed for sighted patients;
> and
> >>
> >> WHEREAS, when blind or visually impaired patients are forced to use
> >> non-talking meters, they often do not test at all, thereby drastically
> >> increasing their risk of complications, morbidity and mortality; and
> >>
> >> WHEREAS, the only way a blind or visually impaired diabetic can
> acquire
> >> an
> >> accessible blood glucose monitor is through a long and complicated
> >> process
> >> of submitting extensive medical documentation, and approval is not
> >> guaranteed; and
> >>
> >> WHEREAS, the inaccessibility of blood glucose monitors on the
> formulary
> >> lists creates a barrier to independence for the blind in choice,
> >> management
> >> of health, and control of their diabetes, and hinders their quality of
> >> life:
> >> Now, therefore,
> >>
> >> BE IT RESOLVED by the NFB of NJ, in Convention assembled this 8th day
> of
> >> Nov. 2009, in the township of Clark, NJ, that this organization call
> upon
> >> our state legislators to speedily pass legislation that accomplishes
> the
> >> following purposes: to make it a civil offense to sell inaccessible
> blood
> >> glucose monitors to blind clients; to mandate all insurance companies
> to
> >> have at least one fully accessible glucometer on their formulary list;
> >> and
> >> to put into place fines or other penalties to ensure compliance with
> the
> >> law.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Vinny
> >> Vincent Chaney Jr
> >> NFB Diabetes Action Network (DAN) Board
> >> NFBNJ Diabetes Division President
> >> NJAGDU Division President
> >> NFBNJ Technology Division Vice President
> >> NFBNJ.ORG Webmaster
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com<mailto:k7uij at panix.com>>
> >> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind"
> <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org<mailto: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<mailto:cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>>
> >> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind"
> <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org<mailto: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
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> >> > 1-866-580-5574
> >> >
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> >> >
> >> >
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: "David Meyer"
> <datemeyer at sbcglobal.net<mailto:datemeyer at sbcglobal.net>>
> >> > To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'"
> <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org<mailto: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>
> >> >> [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<http://www.echevarriatravel.com/>
> >> >> 1-866-580-5574
> >> >>
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> Message: 9
> Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:49:34 -0600
> From: "Rhonda Coe" <coe at impactcil.org>
> To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Insulin Measuring Device
> Message-ID:
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> Good Morning
> I have a question. I'm sure most of you know the Count-A-Dose by JORDAN
> is no longer being made. This is a real problem. I have yet to find
> another device that works as well. I had heard that NFB was waiting for
> FDA approval so they could reproduce this device. Is this true. And if
> so when might it be available. I use one myself, but also teach other
> diabetics that are blind or visually impaired how to use it to aid in
> successfully managing their diabetes. I am currently out stock on these
> and drastically need a new supply or at least something comparable. If
> anyone can give me info or suggest another device I would greatly
> appreciate it.
> Thanks
>
>
> Rhonda Bargiel, ILS
> Blind Services
> IMPACT, CIL
> 2735 E. Broadway
> Alton, Il 62002
> 618-462-1411 x300
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>
>
>
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>
> Message: 10
> Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:55:18 -0500
> From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Insulin Measuring Device
> Message-ID: <BAY110-DS4B235A3959499C72115EEA15B0 at phx.gbl>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> Rhonda:
>
> What about switching to Insulin Pens over the use of the Syringes, they
> can here the clicks of the pen.
>
> Cheryl Echevarria
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rhonda Coe<mailto:coe at impactcil.org>
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org<mailto:diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 10:49 AM
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Insulin Measuring Device
>
>
> Good Morning
> I have a question. I'm sure most of you know the Count-A-Dose by JORDAN
> is no longer being made. This is a real problem. I have yet to find
> another device that works as well. I had heard that NFB was waiting for
> FDA approval so they could reproduce this device. Is this true. And if
> so when might it be available. I use one myself, but also teach other
> diabetics that are blind or visually impaired how to use it to aid in
> successfully managing their diabetes. I am currently out stock on these
> and drastically need a new supply or at least something comparable. If
> anyone can give me info or suggest another device I would greatly
> appreciate it.
> Thanks
>
>
> Rhonda Bargiel, ILS
> Blind Services
> IMPACT, CIL
> 2735 E. Broadway
> Alton, Il 62002
> 618-462-1411 x300
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> 618-474-5309 Fax
> coe at impactcil.org<mailto:coe at impactcil.org>
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> Message: 11
> Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:03:49 -0500
> From: Kelly Massaro <kellym at prodigymeter.com>
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Insulin Measuring Device
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> Hello Rhonda,
>
> My name is Kelly and I work for Prodigy Diabetes Care LLC, the makers of
> the Prodigy Voice.
>
> I'm happy to tell you that we have bought the Count A Dose patent, and
> Prodigy will manufacturer the Prodigy Count A Dose.
>
> It will be on the market shortly.
>
> When the device is released I will email everyone so you're aware.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Kelly Massaro-Neal
> Director, Sales
> 704.285.6425
> Mobile: 704-491-3923
> Prodigy Diabetes Care
> 9300 Harris Corners Parkway Suite 450
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Rhonda Coe
> Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 10:50 AM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Insulin Measuring Device
>
> Good Morning
> I have a question. I'm sure most of you know the Count-A-Dose by JORDAN
> is no longer being made. This is a real problem. I have yet to find
> another device that works as well. I had heard that NFB was waiting for
> FDA approval so they could reproduce this device. Is this true. And if
> so when might it be available. I use one myself, but also teach other
> diabetics that are blind or visually impaired how to use it to aid in
> successfully managing their diabetes. I am currently out stock on these
> and drastically need a new supply or at least something comparable. If
> anyone can give me info or suggest another device I would greatly
> appreciate it.
> Thanks
>
>
> Rhonda Bargiel, ILS
> Blind Services
> IMPACT, CIL
> 2735 E. Broadway
> Alton, Il 62002
> 618-462-1411 x300
> 888-616-4261 x300 Toll free
> 618-474-5309 Fax
> coe at impactcil.org
>
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