[Diabetes-talk] Latest updates of Denial of coverage forteststrips and or meters for the blind

Alan Wheeler awheeler65 at windstream.net
Thu May 12 21:34:13 UTC 2011 

I live in Nebraska and am on Medicaid. I need to order more strips soon, so
we'll see what happens.
 

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From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of cheryl echevarria
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 4:07 PM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Latest updates of Denial of coverage
forteststrips and or meters for the blind

Please remember people, make sure you say the state and the insurance
company that is denying you your strips.

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: dmgina<mailto:dmgina at samobile.net> 
  To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind<mailto:diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> 
  Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 5:02 PM
  Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Latest updates of Denial of coverage for
teststrips and or meters for the blind


  Hi three months ago I was told that they were no longer paying for strips.
I went to humana who is buying the strips. Hope this helps 
  Dar 

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  On May 12, 2011, at 1:42 PM, "cheryl echevarria"
<cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com<mailto:cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>> wrote:

  > The information that is being provided to me comes from my Diabetic
Supplier, Advanced Diabetic Solutions, as well as the first posting.
  > 
  > As of this afternoon, I was recently informed that an Employee of the
Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped of Nebraska was denied
there supplies under Blue Cross Blue Shield.  So it isn't just Medicaid here
in NY.
  > 
  > Again, if you have Medicaid, Medicare, HMOs, Private Insurance, we need
to know why you are being denied for you diabetic supplies, what insurance
companies are doing this, this is the only way we can fight in government to
make sure that this is taken care of.
  > 
  > Leading the Way in Independent Travel
  > 
  > Cheryl Echevarria
  >
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  > 
  > 
  > 
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  >  ----- Original Message ----- 
  >  From: cheryl
echevarria<mailto:cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com<mailto:cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com
>> 
  >  To: Diabetes Talk for the
Blind<mailto:diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org<mailto:diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>> 
  >  Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 3:19 PM
  >  Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Fw: New York State Medicaid not paying for
Prodigyor Solo Meter Supplies
  > 
  > 
  >  Andy:
  > 
  >  I am posting this to the main board, nothing is hidden and shouldn't
be.  I appreciate your help.
  > 
  >  Leading the Way in Independent Travel
  > 
  >  Cheryl Echevarria
  >
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  >  ----- Original Message ----- 
  >  From: Andy
O'Hara<mailto:andyo at prodigymeter.com<mailto:andyo at prodigymeter.com<mailto:an
dyo at prodigymeter.com%3Cmailto:andyo at prodigymeter.com>>> 
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  >  Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 2:18 PM
  >  Subject: RE: [Diabetes-talk] New York State Medicaid not paying for
Prodigy or Solo Meter Supplies
  > 
  > 
  >  Ms. Echevarria,
  > 
  >  I am with Prodigy Diabetes Care, LLC in Charlotte, NC.  We are proud to
provide accessible products to the blind and low vision diabetic population.

  > 
  >  We have seen your post regarding NY Medicaid, and are very concerned
about it.  We are working to determine where this information arose.  We are
checking with our contacts with the State and its consultant for the
preferred drug list, and I also wanted to follow up with the source that
reported this news on your call.  Can you advise me of the origins of this
report so that we can make further inquiries?  Please provide contact
information if you have that.
  > 
  >  Thank you for your attention to this matter, and your vigilance on this
issue that is important to all blind and low vision diabetics,
  > 
  >  Andrew O'Hara
  >  Corporate Counsel
  >  Deputy Operations Manager
  >
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unces at nfbnet.org>>> [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
cheryl echevarria
  >  Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 11:59 AM
  >  To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
  >  Subject: [Diabetes-talk] New York State Medicaid not paying for Prodigy
or Solo Meter Supplies
  > 
  >  Good morning all:
  > 
  >  As of last night during our monthly NY State DAN Teleconference we have
found out that Medicaid in NY State has stopped paying for Prodigy and Solo
Meter strips, etc.
  > 
  >  Also, some of the HMOs and Private insurance companies as well.
  > 
  >  This is a very serious issue, and we need to find out if this is
happening in other states as well.
  > 
  >  I was not at National last year, but we do have a resolution in place.
  > 
  >  My thing is that this should be front and center on anything that we
should be doing this year, if we are sick and dying because we cannot get
our medications or take care of ourselves, the education and braille and all
else will not count. We need to be well and healthy so that we can fight for
the education, jobs and other things that we seek.
  > 
  >  Remember the #1 Cause of Blindness in this country is Diabetes.
  > 
  >  I am one of those people who at the age of 35 lost 85 percent of her
vision from Juvenile Diabetes, losing my kidneys at the same time to
Diabetes, Heart Attack due to Diabetes, Neuropathy and so on.
  > 
  >  We all need to stick together whether we use Prodigy, Solo Meter or any
other medical equipment out there that the sighted can use, but we cannot.
  > 
  >  Please respond. Let us know what state you are in what insurance you
have, and when did this start.  
  >  Resolution 2010-13
  >  Regarding Insurance Coverage of Accessible Equipment for Diabetics
  >  WHEREAS, standard medical treatment for diabetics calls for the patient
to monitor blood glucose levels so that he or she can make adjustments in
the amount of insulin needed; and 
  > 
  >  WHEREAS, certain health insurance plans dictate what brand of diabetic
equipment a member must use to comply with the treatment regimen, claiming
that this strategy controls costs for both the insurer and the insured; and 
  > 
  >  WHEREAS, most insurance companies contract strictly with one
manufacturer, who typically provides only inaccessible blood glucose meters
and inaccessible insulin injection devices, presenting a serious obstacle to
complying with the testing regimen for tens of thousands of blind people
with diabetes; and 
  > 
  >  WHEREAS, the failure to place accessible blood glucose meters and
accessible insulin injection devices on the insurers' formulary lists not
only is a barrier to independence for blind diabetics, but also adversely
affects their quality of life because of the added difficulties they must
confront in attempting to manage and control their diabetes; and 
  > 
  >  WHEREAS, the only way blind diabetics can acquire an accessible blood
glucose meter or accessible insulin injection device is through a long and
complicated process of submitting extensive medical documentation, and
approval is not guaranteed; and 
  > 
  >  WHEREAS, blind people have the same right to health care as their
sighted peers; and 
  > 
  >  WHEREAS, insurance companies must no longer be allowed to discriminate
against blind people because of their need for specialized equipment; and 
  > 
  >  WHEREAS, the denial of accessible equipment by insurance companies
undermines the emphasis on preventive care set forth in the 2010 federal
healthcare reform legislation: Now, therefore, 
  > 
  >  BE IT RESOLVED by the National Federation of the Blind in Convention
assembled this seventh day of July, 2010, in the city of Dallas, Texas, that
this organization strongly urge the secretary of health and human services
to eliminate discrimination against the blind by requiring that Medicare,
Medicaid, and all other medical insurance programs under the secretary's
jurisdiction cover accessible equipment for diabetics; and 
  > 
  >  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this organization strongly urge state
legislatures and regulators to eliminate discrimination against the blind by
requiring private medical insurance companies to cover accessible equipment
for diabetics.
  > 
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  > 
  >  Cheryl Echevarria
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