Re: Medicare and O2...oh no, Peggy made Joyce faint

[Guest guest]

Joyce

Can you believe...oh i know you can...I'm sure that was the Apria

respiratory tech who had to check pulse. I've heard lots of warnings

but that one takes the cake. Omg, now i know I barely escaped with my

life in respiratory rehab when the woman beside me kicked her

companion over. To think, the tech just picked it up, wiped the

carpet and refilled it for her. lol

> > >

> > > Had a long talk with my O2 company about going on Liquid O. They

> > " think " they can get me two companion portables and a large home

> > tank. They will loan me a travel tank that weight 95 lbs full. It

> > will fit in the SUV but will have to be lifted out to fill

portable.

> > Have not checked the fit in the extended cab truck.

> > > We talked about medicare payment for my o2. We all know that

they

> > will pay for 36 months then the equipment will be mine. I have

been

> > on 02 since 9/04 but medicare o2 since 2/07. She called it a

> > progressive system, meaning they will pay only 36 time no matter

what

> > company you are with, can't change to get more months

> > > The scary example she gave me was this. If I had medicare 02 for

> > 30 months and i was not happy with the service I was getting from

> > her. So I went across the street to the other guy in town. He

would

> > be over joyed to get me a new concentrator, portable and liquid

till

> > he found that I had only 6 more months that medicare would pay. It

> > would cost him $x,xxx to provide me all the new stuff, but 6

months

> > times Medicare payment of $yyy would not equal his cost so he

would

> > not take me on as a new client. I would have to stay with the one

I

> > was not happy with.

> > >

> > > As I was typing this I came up with other scary thoughts.

> > > That would happen if I had used 33 months of medicare payments

and

> > need to go to a new high flow concentrator, would any company

give me

> > one?

> > >

> > > That would happen if i had used all 36 months up and needed a

> > larger unit would any one give me one or would i have to pay for

it

> > all myself?

> > >

> > > Us medicare people had better had a long talk with the 02

people.

> > It sound like everyone should get a ten LPM machine to cover our

back

> > side. LOL

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > P PM (Polymositis) 12/98, UIP 8/00, o2 24/7 8/04, PH 3/06,

> > ILL yo 59

> > >

> > > ---------------------------------

> > > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.

> > >

> >

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> <http://smiley.smileycentral.com/download/index.jhtml?

partner=ZSzeb112_Z\

> SXXXXXX37 & utm_id=7920>

>