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By: FatCatAnna: Aug, 18, 2009 22:17 PM
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. By: : Aug, 17, 2009 17:58 PM
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. Blue (1) HMO (1) equipment (1) medical (1) PPO (1) durable (1) Massachusetts (1) CGMS (1) Related posts:In a slump and scared | My first month with Bowie my Dexcom G4 CGMS | Welcome Ziggy Stardust | My First Night with Dexcom G4 CGMS | US News and World Report - Top Endocrine Hospitals | Trying to get pregnant (not me - sigh!!!) | When diabetes causes problems at work ... | Preparing to Be Uninsured and Beyond - Part Four | FreeStyle Navigator Continuous Glucose Monitoring System | Health Canada Approves Dexcom G4 |
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