[acb-diabetics] Seeking information

[miles matte]

Hello everyone, I have HAP as my Medicare Advantage plan. They covered
my Prodigy meter and strips. They even sent me a new one the next
year. It took some searching though.
Miles Matte
PS. It didn't cost a thing, except for the extra premium.

On 4/22/12, Patricia LaFrance-Wolf <plawolf at earthlink.net> wrote:
> The only problem I had with a talking meter was finding a company that
> would
> bill MediCare for it.  Since then, I have found a number of companies that
> will do that, either bill Medicare or  your personal insurance.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: acb-diabetics-bounces at acb.org [mailto:acb-diabetics-bounces at acb.org]
> On Behalf Of Jo Stombaugh
> Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2012 4:31 PM
> To: Discussion list for diabetics and/or ACB issues
> 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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Miles P. Matte
Access Technology Instructor
The Blind Edge L. L. C.
"Helping the blind and low vision community find their Edge, through
Access Technology"
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