[Diabetes-talk] medicare?

Sat Jun 18 17:27:15 UTC 2011

Mike in reference to you earlier response, that is why Medicare is cracking down on the Medical suppliers as well, you may not be asked to do this yet, but you may have to show from your readings how many times a day you are testing.

Believe me the government doesn't want this to go on much longer, and will be auditing the suppliers to make sure that we the ones who are using it, supply the doctor and the supplier proof of how many times a day we are using.

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Doug Billiar<mailto:natemaster at atmc.net> 
  To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'<mailto:diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> 
  Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2011 10:49 AM
  Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] medicare?

  Hi Folks,

       My current prescription for Prodigy strips is written for 200 strips
  per month.  To fill this at my local Walgreen's I have to go to the drug
  store twice every month.  I get 100 strips on the first of the month and
  then go back 2 weeks later and get the remaining 100 strips.  There has yet
  to be any requests for me to prove I use 200 strips in a month and I know
  the script was written just for the quantity of 200 and no times per day was
  specified.

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  From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org<mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org>
  [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mike Freeman
  Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2011 9:38 AM
  To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
  Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] medicare?

  Cheryl:

  Thank you for enlightening us. I'm glad to see that Uncle Sam hasn't
  completely gone off his rocker. However, you should know that this rumor is
  making the rounds and in some fairly reputable venues, too.

  I *do* know that some insurers are becoming scared silly of strip-trading on
  sites like eBay (a gentleman at BioSense told me this) and so are beginning
  to insist that all st strips be accounted for. Big Brother rises again!

  Mike

  -----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: Saturday, June 18, 2011 3:31 AM
  To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
  Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] medicare?

  no they are not, you need to make sure you doctor indicates how many times a
  day you are testing, some medicare suppliers as well as your doctor will ask
  to see from time to time that you are testing more then 3 times a day for
  medicare to continue to pay for more than 3 times a day.

  A lot of people on this list have no idea.  Since I still work as a medical
  insurance biller part time to pay for my bills with the travel agency, that
  is how medicare works, just keep track of how many times a day you are doing
  it, and your numbes.

  Really, some people don't know what they are talking about.

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    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Mike Freeman<mailto:k7uij at panix.com<mailto:k7uij at panix.com>> 
    To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind<mailto:diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org<mailto:diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>> 
    Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 5:41 PM
    Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] medicare?

    Yup! That's about the size of it, at least according to rumors coming my
  way. Pretty crappy logic, I should say! It's not a policy calculated to
  encourage good diabetic care. There are those who will say: "What do you
  expect of Obama-care" but such political rhetoric would be misplaced. IMO
  private insurers are becoming just as paternalistic. For years, I've argued
  with meter manufacturers, trying to get them to allow the user to delete
  specific records in the interest of maintaining the accuracy of their
  testing results when some tests are invalid. Yet said manufacturers are
  reluctant to allow this, not only because they fear users will fudge their
  results but also because insurers are beginning to insist upon strict
  accountability for strip usage in the face of strip-trading on eBay and
  Craig's List.

    How diabetes care-givers can prattle on about the necessity for patients
  to manage their own care while allowing such nonsense is beyond my ken!

    Mike

    On Jun 17, 2011, at 14:20, Debbie Fredericks
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    > what happened with medicare paying for test strips? are they only paying
  to test 3 times a day now?
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