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--- Laws for Diabetic Supplies
"drstitch34" news:f0dbcff3.0310171843.24165d6b@posting.google.com... > Would anyone in these groups have information on the law (not certain > if it is only California or federal) concerning providing of diabetic > supplies, drugs,insulin etc. > It was passed five or so years ago and stated that those with > diagnosed diabetes could receive all needed equipment, drugs etc at no > cost. > Would anyone have any information? It's certainly not a federal law and it's not that way in CA. I was diagnosed when I lived in CA and my supplies were covered by my insurance. -- Type 2 http://users.bestweb.net/~jbove/
not at no cost! california requires all insurance co's in california to cover the cost of supplies including pumps if a board cert endo says it's needed. at your co-pay or deductable. Ohio just pasted the same law, not sure if it covers pumps though. RK ex-36yr socal native "drstitch34" news:f0dbcff3.0310171843.24165d6b@posting.google.com... > Would anyone in these groups have information on the law (not certain > if it is only California or federal) concerning providing of diabetic > supplies, drugs,insulin etc. > It was passed five or so years ago and stated that those with > diagnosed diabetes could receive all needed equipment, drugs etc at no > cost. > Would anyone have any information? > Thanks
DR, These laws are typically to mandate coverage for supplies by insurance companies, not free supplies. Generally these laws apply to insurance products. Under federal ERISA laws, most "self funded" plans are exempt, and amount to almost half of employer sponsored health plans. So if you work for a huge employer, they typically have a "self funded plan" where they hire Aetna or Cigna or the like to pay all the health claims as a "third party administrator". But the money comes out of your employer's checking account rather than the insurance company. By doing it this way they are exempt from all the mandates. It has been my experience however, that *most* company plans will follow mandate guidelines on diabetes coverage, even if they aren't legally required to do so. WCB "drstitch34" news:f0dbcff3.0310171843.24165d6b@posting.google.com... > Would anyone in these groups have information on the law (not certain > if it is only California or federal) concerning providing of diabetic > supplies, drugs,insulin etc. > It was passed five or so years ago and stated that those with > diagnosed diabetes could receive all needed equipment, drugs etc at no > cost. > Would anyone have any information? > Thanks
It has been my experience that in the state of Kansas that diabetic supplies are covered under durable medical coverage, and insulin under prescription drug coverage. This was mandated by the Kansas Legislature. "William C Biggs, MD" news:s4xkb.1082$d87.665@okepread05... > DR, > > These laws are typically to mandate coverage for supplies by insurance > companies, not free supplies. > > Generally these laws apply to insurance products. Under federal ERISA laws, > most "self funded" plans are exempt, and amount to almost half of employer > sponsored health plans. > > So if you work for a huge employer, they typically have a "self funded plan" > where they hire Aetna or Cigna or the like to pay all the health claims as a > "third party administrator". But the money comes out of your employer's > checking account rather than the insurance company. By doing it this way > they are exempt from all the mandates. > > It has been my experience however, that *most* company plans will follow > mandate guidelines on diabetes coverage, even if they aren't legally > required to do so. > > WCB > > > "drstitch34" > news:f0dbcff3.0310171843.24165d6b@posting.google.com... > > Would anyone in these groups have information on the law (not certain > > if it is only California or federal) concerning providing of diabetic > > supplies, drugs,insulin etc. > > It was passed five or so years ago and stated that those with > > diagnosed diabetes could receive all needed equipment, drugs etc at no > > cost. > > Would anyone have any information? > > Thanks > >
My insurance company, under the belief that they know best, have informed me that they will no longer pay for One Touch Ultra strips but will pay for any of the Accu-Chek strips. I must convert. Looking at the Accu-Chek offerings I saw their Active machine. It claims to measure in 5 to 10 seconds and use only 1 microliter blood. However, they say that they use "chromo" technique, which is different from the OneTouch Ultra. Is anyone here either using now or have used in the past the Active Accu-Chek strips? Are (were) you happy with it? Was it reliable? Any other gotcha's I should know? Meir "When people are least sure, they are often most dogmatic" John Kenneth Galbraith (1908-) 1 2 3 Next » Related Discussion: Re: Humira (4 posts) support system for patients (2 posts) Statins Cut Diabetics' Risk of Heart Attacks, Study Finds (1 posts) Re: HGH! As Seen On Oprah and CNN news! (1 posts) Top Discussions From Our Archives (",) Do You Want To Know For Sure You Are Going To Heaven? Other Discussion Categories Diabetes Symptoms Health Care Policy Health Care Providers HMO Arthritis Symptoms Oops!!! Unexpected Error While Reading the Feed
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