[acb-diabetics] acb-diabetics -- Blood Glucose Test Strips and Insurance...

[Thomas Tobin]

Hello all,

I ran into this problem with my former employer who used Anthem BC/BS and
appealed their policy that non-approved test strips for talking meters would
cost a member more than their approved strips...Appealed on the grounds that
those of us who use talking meters do not have the option of using their
approved meters since they are not accessible and as such should not be
penalized by being charged more for non-approved test strips; still fighting
it, although a former colleague of mine shared that he received
reimbursement. I will update the post once resolved one way or another for
my individual case.

And, by way of FYI, Medical Mutual here in Cleveland, to their credit, did
have the Prodigy Voice on their list of approved meters, so with them, it
was a non-issue. Some insurers get it.

Tom Tobin

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   2. Re: Test strips for talking meters (Claude Everett)
   3. Happy Days (Patricia LaFrance-Wolf)


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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2012 14:26:33 -0500
From: Lynn Roberts <n8lxk at earthlink.net>
To: "acb-diabetics at acb.org" <acb-diabetics at acb.org>
Subject: [acb-diabetics] Test strips for talking meters
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Has anyone else been told by their pharmacy or mail order provider that test
strips for talking glucose meters are not preferred and will cost more than
ones for a non talking meter? Blue Cross federal even says Freestyle strips
are non preferred to One Touch or Accucheck.  They will make an exception
via a form filled out by doc and approved by them. 

Sent from Lynn N8LXK's iPhone

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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2012 11:42:57 -0800
From: "Claude Everett" <ceverett at dslextreme.com>
To: "'Discussion list for diabetics and/or ACB issues'"
	<acb-diabetics at acb.org>
Subject: Re: [acb-diabetics] Test strips for talking meters
Message-ID: <3415C90430B5434793449DDA9A0FE032 at ClaudeEverett>
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Sounds as though the insurance company is just requiring the medical
community to jump through more hoops for a patient to acquire needed
services.   And... The Republicans talk about Death Panels!!


Claude Everett
"First of all:  what is work? 
Work is of two kinds:
  first, altering the position of matter at or near the earth's surface
relatively to other such matter;  second, telling other people to do so.
  The first kind is unpleasant and ill paid; the second is pleasant and
highly paid."
>From The collection of essays "In Praise of Idleness" by Bertrand 
>Russell
 
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On Behalf Of Lynn Roberts
Sent: Monday, December 24, 2012 11:27 AM
To: acb-diabetics at acb.org
Subject: [acb-diabetics] Test strips for talking meters

Has anyone else been told by their pharmacy or mail order provider that test
strips for talking glucose meters are not preferred and will cost more than
ones for a non talking meter? Blue Cross federal even says Freestyle strips
are non preferred to One Touch or Accucheck.  They will make an exception
via a form filled out by doc and approved by them. 

Sent from Lynn N8LXK's iPhone
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2012 15:14:15 -0800
From: "Patricia LaFrance-Wolf" <plawolf at earthlink.net>
To: "'Discussion list for diabetics and/or ACB issues'"
	<acb-diabetics at acb.org>
Cc: San Gabriel Valley Chapter <Sgvc-l at ccbnet.org>,	blind diabetics of
	the Blind <blind-diabetics at yahoogroups.com>,	Diabetes World
	<diabetesworld at yahoogroups.com>,	Hands-On
	<hands-on-cooking at yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [acb-diabetics] Happy Days
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 As I wander through the 1200 email that collected while my computer was
down, I want to wish all a wonderful Christmas.  I hope the food is
bontifuland the weight is not.   

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