[acb-diabetics] Seeking information

[Barbara Mattson]

It likely depends on where you get your talking glucometer as to whether 
Medicare will cover. A couple I know with Solo meters bought through an 
entity that didn't handle Medicare. Not long ago, I gave them some places 
that would take Medicare and now they're set up with Medicare coverage for 
the Solo strips. I use the talking Advocate and my Medicare based Humana 
plan covers a certain amount for the strips. (I get 100 at a time for 
$22.39.

Barb Mattson
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jo Stombaugh" <jostombaugh at hotmail.com>
To: "Discussion list for diabetics and/or ACB issues" 
<acb-diabetics at acb.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2012 7:31 PM
Subject: Re: [acb-diabetics] Seeking information


> When I was diagnosed, I was fortunate enough to be able to look up 
> information Online. However, could we approach the ADA about insurance 
> companies having to provide for at least one fully accessible talking 
> meter? I had to jump through hoops to get my Solo V2 and then I had 
> problems getting them to partially cover the test strips for it. Is there 
> anyone we can approach about that kind of situation? It seems to me that 
> insurance companies should have to cover at least one accessible meter for 
> us.
>
> Jo Anne.
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: dee clayton
> Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2012 12:48 PM
> To: Discussion list for diabetics and/or ACB issues
> Subject: Re: [acb-diabetics] Seeking information
>
> Hi Alice,
>
> I am sorry that I did not respond.  When I was was first diagnost with
> diabetes ws was give a lot of print material.  I asked them then about
> putting it in an alternative format.  They told me there wasn't any that
> they knew about and locally they did not know where to go to get it done.
>
> Since I live in Iowa I was lucky enough that the Iowa Department for the
> Blind put most of the material in braille for me.
>
> The material they gave me came mostly from the ADA so if the main people
> don't give anything to local ones I think we still need to contact them.
>
> I know there are a lot of material out there but things change all the 
> time.
>
> Dee
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Alice Ritchhart" <alice.ritchhart at comcast.net>
> To: <acb-diabetics at acb.org>
> Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2012 6:01 PM
> Subject: [acb-diabetics] Seeking information
>
>
>>I guess we don't need to write a letter to ADA reguarding our concerns 
>>about inaccessible materials. I ask for people to send me their 
>>experiences in not getting information in accessible formats, and all I am 
>>getting is that there is plenty of material available through NLS and NFB 
>>and I phone apps. so maybe there is no problem. Yet I find it amazing that 
>>at every convention people say we need to do something about ADA and the 
>>fact we can't get materials in an alternate format.
>> So let me put this question out there:
>>
>> Do we need to even bother ADA about not having material in an alternate 
>> format?
>> Please respond with a yes or no so I can let Sue know wether or not to 
>> proceed.
>> Alice
>>
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