[Diabetes-talk] Fw: coverage of accessible meters and strips
Lynn Baillif
lbaillif at yahoo.com
Fri May 13 03:05:38 UTC 2011
Hello Everyone,
I just wanted to throw in my two cents. As a Diabetes
Educator, I have struggled to help many clients obtain
accessible testing supplies. Although, in theory, all
that is needed is a letter of medical necessity and clearly
written rx from the doctor, it never goes smoothly.
Often, I have found that the information needs to be sent
in, and then a lot of time is spent on the phone to
follow-up. I have had the experience of an insurer
only wanting to pay for a meter that is not fully
accessible. But, after appealing to the Medical
Director, I did finally obtain the appropriate meter.
There are too many hoops to jump through. It should
not be this hard. And I am troubled to hear of these
recent problems. Hopefully, we can make a difference.
Lynn
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