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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>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. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sincerely, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Camille Tate <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>President, Melbourne Space Coast Chapter, National Federation of the Blind of Florida <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>2<sup>nd</sup> Vice President, National Federation of the Blind of Florida <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Phone: 321 372 4899 <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> NFBF-Leaders <nfbf-leaders-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>MARILYN BALDWIN via NFBF-Leaders<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 1, 2022 4:54 PM<br><b>To:</b> nfbf-l@nfbnet.org; nfbf-leaders@nfbnet.org<br><b>Cc:</b> MARILYN BALDWIN <commmdb@aol.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [NFBF-Leaders] Fwd: Diabetes Testing Supplies and Talking Glucose Monitors<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:20.5pt'>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. </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:20.5pt'>Marilyn Baldwin </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from my iPad<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>Begin forwarded message:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b>From:</b> MARILYN BALDWIN <<a href="mailto:commmdb@aol.com">commmdb@aol.com</a>><br><b>Date:</b> March 1, 2022 at 12:12:35 AM EST<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:nfbfl-faith@groups.io">nfbfl-faith@groups.io</a><br><b>Cc:</b> Fran Cupeta <<a href="mailto:fcupeta@gmail.com">fcupeta@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Diabetes Testing Supplies and Talking Glucose Monitors</b><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:20.5pt'>Dear Friends,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:20.5pt'>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. </span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:20.5pt'>Blessings, </span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:20.5pt'>Marilyn Baldwin </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from my iPad<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>