BC/BS Massachusetts New CGMS Policy

Hey Jazzsushi!

Are you serious that you don't know what you fork out for your insurance at work?  I know when I was working fulltime (only work part time at the moment) - I had to know exactly what I was paying and covered for as money was tight.  If I had to pay a deductible for diabetic supplies - e.g. I had bought an air gun at one time - then something like that meant it was only covered 80%. 

For my pump purchase - which was $7K - I had to pay 20% of the purchase price as the insurance only covered 80%.  I considered what I had to pay extra as the "best birthday pressie" I would have for the next 10 years.  It's the only way I could justify buying a pump.  Luckily, I managed to get my supplies for the pump at 100% - generally it's 80% coverage.

BTW, how are you finding the Omnipod compared to the Paradigm (I did a trial run with that one and the CGMS for 4 months before testing out a Animas 2020 - which I now own)?  I'm amazed that your insurance company paid for another insulin pump (tubeless) within such a short time.  With my insurance - I'm allowed to purchase a new insulin pump every 5 years - tho' you never know - they could change their mind in a blink of an eye!  You know those companies - got to make a profit off of us.

I have Harvard Pilgrim (New England) and I really don't know what I pay.  I used to use the Medtronic Paradigm which had a CGMS component.  I signed up for it and I don't know what category is what on my plan.  My insurance premiums are auto-deducted from my paycheck...so I'm not sure.  It got covered and I used the pump for a year, before switching to a "tubeless" insulin pump, the Omnipod by Insulet.