[Diabetes-talk] Desperately Seeking insulin Supplier Under MedicarePart B

[Joy Stigile]

Hi Alan,

Did you talk to your Doctor about this form?

Joy Stigile


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Lemly" <walemly at gmail.com>
To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>; 
<blind_singles at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 1:40 PM
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Desperately Seeking insulin Supplier Under 
MedicarePart B


>I really can't explain the number of hours and the hoops I've jumped 
>through
> trying to get my prescriptions set up under Medicare. I was hoping to find 
> a
> mail order supplier for my insulin but since as an insulin pumper, I'm
> covered under Medicare Part B, no mail order supplier will supply insulin
> under Part B due to the low Medicare Part B reimbursement rate.
>
>
>
> So my question is, where do those of you on Medicare who use an insulin 
> pump
> get your insulin? If you could tell me any hoops you had to jump through 
> to
> get this set up under Medicare Part B so I can do it on the front end, I'd
> be most appreciative. I found a knowledgeable person at my local Walgreens
> but she mentioned something about the doctor needing to submit a 
> certificate
> of medical necessity CMN form to Medicare and I'm having a hard time
> locating one of those forms on the Medicare.gov website. I found many CMN
> forms dealing with things like lift chairs and other durable medical
> equipment but I already have an insulin pump and just need to get the
> insulin to feed it.
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance for any assistance you can provide.
>
>
>
> Alan Lemly
>
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