[Diabetes-talk] update on Denial of Insulin Coverage

Sun Oct 31 14:32:39 UTC 2010

Totally agree!

Mike

----- 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 7:23 AM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] update on Denial of Insulin Coverage

> Our stand should be to force the insurance companies to make sure we get 
> all information in a timely matter in accessible format, I mean if they 
> have the capability to send me out an e-mail stating that my medications 
> are do for renewal then they should be able to send e-mails to us or other 
> formats that we want, since in some cases, some of us are not on Medicare 
> Primary or have a Medicare HMO Insurance plan or any insurance, to force 
> the hands of the insurance companies to make them accessible to us
>
> I mean the health insurance companies have more money then god.
>
>
> The biggest compliment you can pay me is to recommend my services!
>
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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>
>  Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2010 10:16 AM
>  Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] update on Denial of Insulin Coverage
>
>
>  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<mailto:cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>>
>  To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" 
> <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org<mailto: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.
>  >
>  >
>  > The biggest compliment you can pay me is to recommend my services!
>  >
>  > Cheryl Echevarria
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