http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/05/05/welcome-letter/ Blog for the diabetics who use an insulin pump to control diabetes Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:04:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/05/05/welcome-letter/#comment-22923 avila_1 Wed, 07 May 2003 05:22:30 +0000 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/05/05/welcome-letter/#comment-22923 Welcome Arnold, Just wanted to add my two cents worth. 18 years ago when I got my first pump my insurance company tried to tell me it was experimental and would not pay for it. I contacted the pump makers and they helped me out. They sent all kinds of info to the insurance company and the FDA info that it wasn't experimental. But the main thing that helped was they cited other cities and states where their insurance had paid for an insulin pump. And this was discrimination. Be persistent, it pays off. Good Luck. Gail Welcome Arnold,
Just wanted to add my two cents worth. 18 years ago when I got my first
pump my insurance company tried to tell me it was experimental and
would not pay for it.
I contacted the pump makers and they helped me out. They sent all kinds
of info to the insurance company and the FDA info that it wasn’t
experimental. But the main thing that helped was they cited other
cities and states where their insurance had paid for an insulin pump.
And this was discrimination. Be persistent, it pays off.
Good Luck.
Gail

]]> http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/05/05/welcome-letter/#comment-22921 daphne400 Tue, 06 May 2003 14:21:54 +0000 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/05/05/welcome-letter/#comment-22921 Hi Arnold: be patient and persistent. In some states, if Medicaid can pay for pump, why can't your HMO? Sounds like discrimination to me, and maybe the tack you should take instead of wishing they consider it. When you look at the long term benefits - less hospitalizations for complications related to DM, the pump makes more sense, and far cheaper than one hospital admission which can average $ 700 + per day not including diagnostic testing and treatment. I'm sure some of the rest of us can tell you about experiences. But, if you don't fight for it, it ain't gonna happen. Wouldn't be the first time someone bucked the "system". Good Luck, Joan :) Hi Arnold:
be patient and persistent. In some states, if Medicaid can pay for pump, why
can’t your HMO?
Sounds like discrimination to me, and maybe the tack you should take instead
of wishing they consider it.
When you look at the long term benefits - less hospitalizations for
complications related to DM, the pump makes more sense, and far cheaper than
one hospital admission which can average $ 700 + per day not including
diagnostic testing and treatment. I’m sure some of the rest of us can tell
you about experiences. But, if you don’t fight for it, it ain’t gonna
happen. Wouldn’t be the first time someone bucked the "system". Good Luck,
Joan

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