[Diabetes-Talk] Dexcom5

Wed Mar 22 03:05:06 UTC 2017

Tamera,

If you had coverage and have the certification to prove it, depending on your age and the state you live in you might be able to get a plan C coverage which is the Medigap coverage. It helps cover the percentage that Medicare does not pay on. I don’t think they will cover CGM’s since everything is first processed through your Medicare and the secondary seem to follow in suit.

Eileen

From: Tamera via Diabetes-Talk 
Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2017 8:23 PM
To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' 
Cc: Tamera 
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Dexcom5

Thanks, it's been why I was putting out the funds to keep my cobra with
Regence, but it's a tough decision! I can do for 3 years, and having part B,
but I have till April first a one shot at part F or G with no questions...
so the clock is ticking. 

Bryam told me to call Liberty mutual, they said in the past month Medicare
has  accepted covering the CGM, but  the codes and criteria will not be
known till April 15.
So it's a gamble..  go to Part D and G and drop  my Cobra, or  forget about
anything other than part B.
You can always go down in Medicare, but once you start, you cannot go up.
I'm finding  Pharmacy coverage is off on insulin, 50% for Humalog!
So again, tough call!
Anyone dealt with Liberty, I am not sure now about  liberty mutual but its
diabetes supplies.
Tamera
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Jamie Gurganus via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2017 8:25 AM
To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
Cc: Jamie Gurganus
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Dexcom5

Yes, and if they don't, I'll save you the trouble of contacting all of the
suppliers.  I ended up with Diabetes Supply Center of the Midlands at
1-402-399-8444.  Hopefully, Byram can do this, since they are the supplier
that I was referred to when I started all of this Medicare mess.  It was
confusing, because they initially said that they could not provide my
supplies.  Then, I started receiving notices from them about my need to
re-order supplies.  I had already found another supplier by then, so I told
them to cancel my account that was never really activated!  Insurance can
really create anxiety in a person trying to find Dexcom and insulin pump
suppliers when on Medicare.  

Jamie

-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Tamera via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2017 10:07 AM
To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Tamera <fidano at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Dexcom5

MY Cobra is BlueCross and I've been receiving my supplies via Byram health
care. Guess next step is to see if they are billing medicare?
Thanks,
Tamera

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Jamie Gurganus via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2017 4:08 AM
To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
Cc: Jamie Gurganus
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Dexcom5

Yes, that is why I had no issues getting the G5 upgrade.  My G4 was
purchased when my Blue Cross was my primary.  I did have to switch from
getting my supplies from Dexcom to using Diabetes Supply out of Nebbraska.
That was a challenge finding a supplier who will bill Medicare.  My husband
is hoping to get a Dexcom, but he can't get one until Medicare approves
them.  That is supposed to happen in April.

Will the Cobra not pay for Dexcom supplies?  You still have Blue Cross as
primary, right?  Having Medicare as primary and Blue Cross as secondary was
my issue with finding suppliers for both the Dexcom and my insulin pump.  

Jamie

-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Tamera via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2017 11:03 PM
To: Diabetes-Talk at nfbnet.org
Cc: Tamera <fidano at comcast.net>
Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] Dexcom5

I've been with Regence Blue cross and using the Dexcom for a year now.. I
went on part B in December, post divorce and  have had been paying for cobra
to keep the  Regence and Dexcom.

My diabetes Doc says Medicare did  pass a law if you were on prior to
Medicare they would cover it..

Anyone have  info to  support this?

I have till end of month to change over to part G if I choose but  my
hesitation is my Dexcom coverage.

                Tamera

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