[Diabetes-Talk] medical insurance not covering CGM's

[Melanie Torrance]

Hi- You might also want to call your insurance Co. yourself, and ask them what they WILL cover.
Melanie

Sent from Melanie's i phone

> On Aug 10, 2020, at 5:20 PM, Milton via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> First thing, you testing your blood sugar levels at least 4-times a day?
> 
> Do you receive Social Security benefits and have Medicare?
> 
> If you are testing 4-times a day, and are on Medicare, that is the primary
> insurance that you want to use.
> 
> If you are using a spouse's medical insurance and have Medicare/Social
> Security benefits you need to let the doctor know that you do have Medicare
> and that they should process the request first through Medicare. Remember
> this will only work if you are testing your blood sugar levels 4 or more
> times a day.
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> Milton
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Sabrina
> Markel via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Monday, August 10, 2020 3:54 PM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Sabrina Markel <sabrina.markel at outlook.com>
> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] medical insurance not covering CGM's
> 
> Hello,
> My doctor and I have been trying to get the Freestyle Libre 14 day system
> but none of my medical insurance covers it.
> Are there any other options?
> I've tried for both the Dexcom and the Libre with no luck.
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