Comments on: another medicare answer http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/10/03/another-medicare-answer/ Blog for the diabetics who use an insulin pump to control diabetes Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:00:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: kristan_180 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/10/03/another-medicare-answer/#comment-23212 kristan_180 Fri, 03 Oct 2003 14:06:51 +0000 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/10/03/another-medicare-answer/#comment-23212 Yes, HMO's with Medicare often pay for pump stuff....BUT when I considered making this switch, I would have had to abandon my Endo of 20 years history for a new one of questionable credibility; in fact, one CDE I know said they would rather die then submit to this forced Endo candidate... So, my decision was simple; pay the money and get the choice that made sense... Another risk of HMO/Medicare: Many of the HMO's are dropping Medicare support, and that leaves one looking for a Medigap policy again. These are hard to find after having dropped the one you have been using. No Win, I am afraid... <!--more--> David David Yes, HMO’s with Medicare often pay for pump stuff….BUT when I
considered making this switch, I would have had to abandon my Endo of 20
years history for a new one of questionable credibility; in fact, one
CDE I know said they would rather die then submit to this forced Endo
candidate…

So, my decision was simple; pay the money and get the choice that made
sense…

Another risk of HMO/Medicare: Many of the HMO’s are dropping Medicare
support, and that leaves one looking for a Medigap policy again. These
are hard to find after having dropped the one you have been using.

No Win, I am afraid…


David
David

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