[Diabetes-Talk] Dexcom. This is just weird!

Thu Apr 4 02:28:03 UTC 2019

I didn't say a word on libre supplies.
Wold be nice though.

Original message:
> Dar,

> It's for Dexcom supplies through Cosco, not test strips or Libre supplies.

> Bridgit

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> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of d m 
> gina via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Wednesday, April 3, 2019 8:51 PM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: d m gina <dmgina at mysero.net>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Dexcom. This is just weird!

> Tell me what is $26,
> I am also on humana, would this mean I would have to fight for my 
> strips or what ever it is you use with them as you folks are doing/ Or 
> would I still have to pay $300 every three months?

> Original message:
>> Hi Jamie,
>> I am getting my Dexcom G6 transmitter from Costco because it is
>> cheaper than from Dexcom.  It is only $26.88 from Costco and they can
>> order it and have it to the store in 1 day.  I am still paying cash
>> for my Dexcom products because I am also waiting for Medicare approval
>> and I did not want to stop using the Dexcom G6 CGM.
>> Warmly, Joy

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Jamie Gurganus via Diabetes-Talk
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 2, 2019 2:06 PM
>> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Jamie Gurganus <jamielgurganus at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Dexcom. This is just weird!

>> Veronica,

>> I sure hope they follow through with their intentions. I am going
>> through a similar issue with Dexcom and my new insurance, Humana. I am
>> also doing a review for how my insulin is paid for, since Humana is
>> filing it through part B since it is being infused by a pump.
>> Therefore, instead of costing me $131, it was going to cost me almost
>> $500. I told them that that was a ridiculous price that I have never
>> had to pay ever in the past and could they please figure something out.
>> They have sent a request for some kind of special authorization from
>> my doctor and will put it through their clinical review to determine
>> the end result.

>> As for Dexcom, I have yet been told that my order that I started
>> processing on March 4 is able to be shipped yet. My last transmitter
>> is about ready to expire, and I have nothing to use after it is dead.
>> It is not Dexcom‘s fault though, it is all of the Medicare hoops that
>> I have to go through. As of March 26, Dexcom said that they finally
>> have all of the needed documents on file from my doctor. However, they
>> now have to submit a request for A request for approval which my
>> doctor signs, faxes it to Humana who then approves it and then let
>> Dexcom know that they can ship my order. I can’t be upset with Dexcom,
>> since they are just following the Medicare and Humana guidelines. I
>> sure hope I don’t have to go through all of this when I need my next
>> order. I do understand that I have to notify them when my transmitter
>> gives me it’s three week warning, so they can send a warranty request
>> to my Doctor Who then Hass to complete a form that goes back to Dexcom
>> and then to Humana for approval. Isn’t that the craziest thing you have 
>> ever heard?
>> Anyway, I guess I can’t complain, since I do have insurance.

>> I just don’t understand how they can charge so much for insulin. It is
>> a life – saving necessity, so how can they expect someone to pay so
>> much for a vial of it? What do people who don’t have insurance do?

>>     Jamie

>> Sent from my iPhone

>>> On Apr 2, 2019, at 3:32 PM, Veronica Elsea via Diabetes-Talk
>>> <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

>>> Hi everyone.
>>> Okay, this is getting stranger by the day. Talk about the right hand
>>> not knowing what the left hand is doing! Wow!
>>> I just received a call saying that I was scheduled to receive
>>> complimentary supplies until they straightened out the Medicare
>>> process. They'd be sending me supplies at the end of the week. Ummm,
>>> don't tell me I'll get a third receiver! I kept trying to point out
>>> that someone had gone through the Medicare bit with me and told me
>>> that I'd be contacted to order my next batch of supplies. I just
>>> can't figure out if this group knows what the other group did. She
>>> said I may not receive email notification, but I did for my first
>>> so-called Medicare order. So, did all of my angles land me in
>>> pay-off? I did say that they should have had a plan for those of us
>>> who were already on the G6 before Medicare changed our lives. She
>>> gave me her number to call next month when I need supplies. Okay,
>>> there's just only so much I'm going to fuss about here. After all, I
>>> did tell them that if I were running their company, I'd give me some
>>> free sensors for my agrivation. This is starting to get almost comical.
>>> And the bottom line, I'm sure glad to have this. Stay tuned! Film at 6:00.
>>> Sensors at 11:00, or was that tomorrow at 5:00? <grin> Veronica

>>> "Guide Dogs, First Hand", Veronica Elsea's classic album is now
>>> available on iTunes, along with other music from her and from the
>>> Guide Dog Glee Club.
>>> To learn more, visit:
>>> http://www.laurelcreekmusic.com
>>>                 Veronica Elsea, Owner Laurel Creek Music Designs
>>> Santa Cruz, California
>>> Phone: 831-429-6407

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