Re: [IP] Re Test Strips
With Medicare all I have to do is fill out a sheet every six months with a
month of tests & the dr script for it to get sent to me.
I have been very fortunate. I use CCS Medical for everything.
Sincerely,
Lisa Ann & Switch
T1 since 4/'70
Pumping 9/'89
Purple MM 515
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-----Original Message-----
From: "Phyllis" <email @ redacted>
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 14:40:52
To: <email @ redacted>
Subject: [IP] Re Test Strips
Try calling Tim Cady at 1-800-730-9887 and ask if he can get the
script for exactly what you need to cover what you want in strips. He
got mine for 12 tests/day. He is the owner of Advance Diabetes
Supply. Only talk to him.
Phyllis email @ redacted
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> Hi RoseLea and others,
>
> My company just switched us to BCBS of KS I think it is (the company
> is in MO, I live in PA! Go figure!)
>
> Anyway...I've always heard terrible things about BCBS in general (my
> Mom and Dad are on BCBS) and it's just started with me! They are
> denying my Accu-chek strips as well for quantity. My doc has to "pre-
> auth" the amount (I should be getting around 900 per 90 days as you
> mentioned) and faxing back-and-forth forms, etc. You'd think that if
> the doc wrote the script a certain way, that would mean he authorizes
> it to be filled that way! Ugh! That would be too logical and
> efficient I guess? :-\
>
> So, we'll see how this goes. I haven't yet seen what they are going
> to do about my MM pump supplies - tubing and sensors. I can only
> pray that they don't hold that stuff up too! I've had lots of
> insurance companies over the years (company changes, job changes) and
> this is the first time I've run into this, so I guess I should count
> myself lucky.
>
> Good luck to you! JJ
>
>> Date: Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:28:02 -0500
>> From: RoseLea <email @ redacted>
>> Subject: [IP] I hate insurance companies
>>
>> Most of you may know of my trials and tribulations with my
insurance
>> company, BCBS of Michigan. I received a quarterly shipment of
test
>> strips (900) December 1, 2009. They rejected the claim totally
>> saying I had already received the maximum allowed. Huh? This was
>> the first shipment covering December, January and February. So, I
>> contacted the insurance company and they recommended that the
>> supplier put a range of dates on the claim. So, I called the
>> supplier and relayed this info to them. The supplier said that
they
>> would resubmit the claim with that info, that the strips were for
>> December, January and February. Needless to say, the insurance
>> company rejected the claim a second time for the same reason. I
>> finally got the stuff together to send the claim in to appeals. I
>> got a letter from the insurance appeals department dated January
25,
>> 2010 saying that they were looking into it. They paid the claim
in
>> full on January 29th, 2010. Only 4 DAYS! Guess they didn't have
to
>> look real far to see that they should have paid this claim in the
>> first place! I think they should have to pay ME a penalty for
>> submitting me to their harassment in refusing to pay my claims
>> correctly in a timely manner.
>>
>> I hate insurance companies. They are all looking for ways to
cheat
>> us out of what they should be paying. Thanks for letting me vent.
I
>> can't wait for my March shipment of strips to come and I have to
go
>> through this all over again. *sigh*
>>
>> RoseLea
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