Re: Question about Medicare and Strips

Cheri <cherig3@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
: I was at the doctor a few days ago and he gave me a scrip for 100 one touch
: ultra strips. He said medicare only pays for one test a day for type 2 and 3
: a day for type 1? Have any of you found this to be true? I've never had a
: scrip for strips before, so am not familiar with the ins and outs yet. I
: have additional insurance so it cost me nothing, but I'm curious about the
: one/three strip thing. TIA

: Cheri

That is not true. I get 4 a day , 8 boxes of 51 every 9o days, and could
get more (6 a day that my endo was willing to prescribe if I felt I
needed them)if I were to get only 1 month at a time and if I still needed
them. I use a mail-order supplier and have no trouble. Unless there is
some veriation by state, I don't think this is true, about the one a day.
My MD is an Endo, if that makes any difference.

Wendy
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