[NFBF-L] [NFBF-Leaders] Fwd: Diabetes Testing Supplies and Talking Glucose Monitors

[Camille Tate]

This is a very complicated issue. If you have a Medicare Advantage Plan, you may be restricted on where you can obtain diabetes testing supplies that your insurance will cover. The company my insurance changed to now charges a co-pay of $30 per month for test strips (testing up to four times per day). Every two years, I am entitled to a new blood glucose monitor under the Medicare rules, but there is now a $25 co-pay for the monitor, when it used to be free. My insurance company now uses Edgepark for their diabetes testing supplies and monitors. 

 

If you want to go outside of insurance, Amazon actually sells the Prodigy kit, a lancet and test strips for about $20-25. Test strips can be anywhere from $30-50, depending on how many strips you need per month. I am not sure if this is helpful at all. 

 

 

Sincerely, 

Camille Tate 

President, Melbourne Space Coast Chapter, National Federation of the Blind of Florida 

2nd Vice President, National Federation of the Blind of Florida 

Phone: 321 372 4899 

 

From: NFBF-Leaders <nfbf-leaders-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of MARILYN BALDWIN via NFBF-Leaders
Sent: Tuesday, March 1, 2022 4:54 PM
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Subject: [NFBF-Leaders] Fwd: Diabetes Testing Supplies and Talking Glucose Monitors

 

Please read my message below. I would greatly appreciate your suggestions as these list of approved Medicare Diabetic Testing Supplies and accessible Glucose Talking Testing Machines is complicated. Thank you all for your assistance. 

 

Marilyn Baldwin 

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From: MARILYN BALDWIN <commmdb at aol.com <mailto:commmdb at aol.com> >
Date: March 1, 2022 at 12:12:35 AM EST
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Cc: Fran Cupeta <fcupeta at gmail.com <mailto:fcupeta at gmail.com> >
Subject: Diabetes Testing Supplies and Talking Glucose Monitors

Dear Friends,

Can you please share the name and contact numbers and emails,  for your testing supplies? Thank you for your assistance. I want to make a change in suppliers with little out of pocket cost. I have Medicare and United Health Care Insurance. 

Blessings, 

 

Marilyn Baldwin 

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