Guest guest Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 Someone shared: " I do not have Medicaid or Medicare. " May we ask why not? If you did you would have more leverage with an insurance company to meet individual needs. Your medical supply place has specific contracts with meter and strip companies. They get a break doing it this way and it would cost them more to get an individual item for you. The offer to send you a new meter with a time change means they can bill your insurance company for it and earn more.. [ XB IC|XC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2011 Report Share Posted March 26, 2011 You must be on his insurance then. IF you are blind, you might qualify for SSDI. You don't have to be under his insurance. Might be worth looking at all the pros and cons. Dave -- Weather conditions on 3/25/2011 8:59:59 PM in Lancaster, Pennsylvania Overcast, 35.1°F Wind:N-010° at 5mph Join the BARD Talk list: bardtalk-subscribe Visit the BARD Talk web site: http://www.bardtalk.com Created by Weather Signature v1.32 . http://www.weathersig.com a new member Someone shared: " I do not have Medicaid or Medicare. " May we ask why not? If you did you would have more leverage with an insurance company to meet individual needs. Your medical supply place has specific contracts with meter and strip companies. They get a break doing it this way and it would cost them more to get an individual item for you. The offer to send you a new meter with a time change means they can bill your insurance company for it and earn more.. [ XB IC|XC ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2011 Report Share Posted March 26, 2011 No, he doesn't have insurance. He gets SSDI and has Medicare. I pay for insurance privately. Arlene a new member Someone shared: " I do not have Medicaid or Medicare. " May we ask why not? If you did you would have more leverage with an insurance company to meet individual needs. Your medical supply place has specific contracts with meter and strip companies. They get a break doing it this way and it would cost them more to get an individual item for you. The offer to send you a new meter with a time change means they can bill your insurance company for it and earn more.. [ XB IC|XC ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2011 Report Share Posted March 26, 2011 I'm obviously confused! <smile> Do you use a talking meter? I thought you'd said that. Dave -- Weather conditions on 3/26/2011 12:44:01 PM in Lancaster, Pennsylvania Clear, 33.1°F Wind:NW-320° at 9mph gusting to 17mph Join the BARD Talk list: bardtalk-subscribe Visit the BARD Talk web site: http://www.bardtalk.com Created by Weather Signature v1.32 . http://www.weathersig.com a new member Someone shared: " I do not have Medicaid or Medicare. " May we ask why not? If you did you would have more leverage with an insurance company to meet individual needs. Your medical supply place has specific contracts with meter and strip companies. They get a break doing it this way and it would cost them more to get an individual item for you. The offer to send you a new meter with a time change means they can bill your insurance company for it and earn more.. [ XB IC|XC ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 Yes I do. I have another question. I was told by a representative of the medical supply today that the Prodigy Voice was being replaced with another meter that is made by the same company in taiwan. I asked him to email me the information about that meter, and of course, he has not. Does anyone know anything about this? Thanks, Arlene a new member Someone shared: " I do not have Medicaid or Medicare. " May we ask why not? If you did you would have more leverage with an insurance company to meet individual needs. Your medical supply place has specific contracts with meter and strip companies. They get a break doing it this way and it would cost them more to get an individual item for you. The offer to send you a new meter with a time change means they can bill your insurance company for it and earn more.. [ XB IC|XC ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 I suspect there's something going on with Prodigy and DDI. Advanced Diabetic Solutions nearly sent me a 90-day supply of Solo strips, with the V2 meter. I've been getting strips from them for the Prodigy Voice for about 2 years now. I don't know how they managed to think I was receiving supplies for the Solo meter. And, now, this company is telling you what Liberty Medical told me a couple weeks ago, that the Prodigy will no longer be available. I might suggest this theory: The Prodigy costs these companies more, in that the supplies are either more expensive, or they are not getting reimbursed properly. So, they are doing all they can to persuade users to use alternative meters and strips. Dave -- Weather conditions on 3/26/2011 7:23:07 PM in Lancaster, Pennsylvania Clear, 36.0°F Wind:N-010° at 8mph Join the BARD Talk list: bardtalk-subscribe Visit the BARD Talk web site: http://www.bardtalk.com Created by Weather Signature v1.32 . http://www.weathersig.com a new member Someone shared: " I do not have Medicaid or Medicare. " May we ask why not? If you did you would have more leverage with an insurance company to meet individual needs. Your medical supply place has specific contracts with meter and strip companies. They get a break doing it this way and it would cost them more to get an individual item for you. The offer to send you a new meter with a time change means they can bill your insurance company for it and earn more.. [ XB IC|XC ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 I suspect there's something going on with Prodigy and DDI. Advanced Diabetic Solutions nearly sent me a 90-day supply of Solo strips, with the V2 meter. I've been getting strips from them for the Prodigy Voice for about 2 years now. I don't know how they managed to think I was receiving supplies for the Solo meter. And, now, this company is telling you what Liberty Medical told me a couple weeks ago, that the Prodigy will no longer be available. I might suggest this theory: The Prodigy costs these companies more, in that the supplies are either more expensive, or they are not getting reimbursed properly. So, they are doing all they can to persuade users to use alternative meters and strips. Dave -- Weather conditions on 3/26/2011 7:23:07 PM in Lancaster, Pennsylvania Clear, 36.0°F Wind:N-010° at 8mph Join the BARD Talk list: bardtalk-subscribe Visit the BARD Talk web site: http://www.bardtalk.com Created by Weather Signature v1.32 . http://www.weathersig.com a new member Someone shared: " I do not have Medicaid or Medicare. " May we ask why not? If you did you would have more leverage with an insurance company to meet individual needs. Your medical supply place has specific contracts with meter and strip companies. They get a break doing it this way and it would cost them more to get an individual item for you. The offer to send you a new meter with a time change means they can bill your insurance company for it and earn more.. [ XB IC|XC ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 In order to qualify for SSDI, you need to have worked for 10 quarters in the last 10 years. _____ From: blind-diabetics [mailto:blind-diabetics ] On Behalf Of dave Bond Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2011 4:25 PM To: blind-diabetics Subject: Re: a new member I'm somewhat ignorant about who qualifies for SSDI. Perhaps if you've never been employed, you don't qualify? If you do, as far as I know, you might as well make use of it. Medicare may not be the best insurance plan around, but it's decent. Dave -- Weather conditions on 3/26/2011 7:20:07 PM in Lancaster, Pennsylvania Clear, 36.0°F Wind:N-010° at 8mph Join the BARD Talk list: bardtalk-subscribe <mailto:bardtalk-subscribe%40yahoogroups.com> Visit the BARD Talk web site: http://www.bardtalk.com Created by Weather Signature v1.32 . http://www.weathersig.com a new member Someone shared: " I do not have Medicaid or Medicare. " May we ask why not? If you did you would have more leverage with an insurance company to meet individual needs. Your medical supply place has specific contracts with meter and strip companies. They get a break doing it this way and it would cost them more to get an individual item for you. The offer to send you a new meter with a time change means they can bill your insurance company for it and earn more.. [ XB IC|XC ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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