[Diabetes-talk] update on Denial of Insulin Coverage

[Mike Freeman]

Cheryl:

I'm glad you were able to get your lantus in the SoloStar pens you prefer. 
Do you have any idea whether or not your pesky insurance company would have 
paid for the cartridge lantus pen whose name escapes me at the moment made 
by Sanofi-Aventis?

This gives rise to a question -- and I wish to publicly assure you that in 
posing it I mean no criticism:  what should our stand be in light of NFB 
philosophy if an insurance company refuses to cover the pen one likes? 
Should we insist that we *need* (as opposed to preferring) that pen in light 
of the fact that the Count-a-dose exists again?  Put another way, is this 
really a matter of blindness or is it merely a matter of preference and 
blindness is a convenient leverage point?  I honestly don't know the anser 
myself as I use, like and prefer insulin pens.  But I bought a Count-a-dose 
some time back in case Regence BlueCross got upity. (smile)  There may 
indeed be no set answer.

Let the discussion begin.

Again, I'm glad you were able to get an override and I agree with you that 
email on some subjects but not others strains the imagination a bit.

Warmly,

Mike Freeman

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2010 6:55 AM
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] update on Denial of Insulin Coverage


>I finally got my insulin. not to the help of the insurance company, who is 
>not raising the premiums on my husband's insurance coverage at his company.
>
> My doctor had to call the insurance company and put in an over ride to the 
> right department because the insurance company gave me the wrong one and 
> then they had to contact my mail order pharmacy company and do this as 
> well.
>
> I finally got my insulin Friday, I had to forego a few days of my lantus, 
> making my readings reach over 300 some mornings.
>
> I am writing this up for the New York State Affiliate and work on this 
> with our local government and see what happens.  All depends on what 
> happens after November 2nd, 2010 elections.
>
> I do have a case work with Congressman Steve Israel's office but haven't 
> heard a word from them, I will call on Monday and find out what is 
> happening on there end.  I realize that I got my medication, but at the 
> same time HIP is saying that the durable Medical supply company here on 
> long island sent out this in the mail.
>
> Explaining to them, I don't get my durable medical supplies from that 
> company since my primary insurance is Medicare.  I also informed them that 
> they sent out each month or every 3 months via e-mail when I need to 
> refill a certain prescription but they cannot send me an e-mail that they 
> are no longer covering a drug.
>
> That makes no sense.
>
>
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