So, I got on the phone and spoke with EMP and BCBS/FL today....ugh! EMP is a middleman...they get the doc's orders and then they find a local DME here to issue the equipment. BCBS/FL tells me that they will only honor EMP for billing. My crappy HMO will not let me submit anything from any other sour...

My insurance is BCBS/FL Health Options. I just learned that the only DME they use is a company called EMP that is reached by an 800 # only....no physical location near me. Ugh! Anyone have any experience with this outfit? I am going to the pulmonary doc tomorrow to get my sleep test results, but I w...

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jazzer4 wrote:Oh, I thoght this was the cat page, sorry.
(I'm not as beautiful, but I sure are cute)

Yes, you is very cute!

Guest wrote:I have a netbook and insert the card right into the side, works like a charm!

Oh! Thanks for this information.....

@ jdm2857 LOL...who doesn't love Bill the Cat?

@ echo Thanks for the welcome. Glad to meet you and I will look at that machine/software when the time comes!

@ DreamOn.... thanks. I work online all day so I am quite tech savvy. I don't want to put Bootcamp or Parallels on my iMac so I will use the netbook, if possible. Mine has usb ports that I can attach a card reader to. My cat, MoMo, is not much on altitude. In classic Ragdoll style, he is a ground dw...

My netbook is an Asus EeePC running Windows XP. It has 160gb hard drive and 1gb RAM.

I assume I can download the appropriate software and use it on this netbook once I determine what machine/software I will be using.

@ DreamOn -- Muffin is just gorgeous! What a pretty face!! Thanks for the support and advice. In trying to get ahead of the curve, I accessed my insurance company's online support and submitted a question about DME's in my area. They sent me a reply with a company that is only accessible by phone......

@ Julie ... thanks, my cat is a bi-color, sealpoint Ragdoll. I adopted him 1.5 yrs ago from a neighbor who could not longer care for him. He is a joy! Your kitty is also quite beautiful! Thanks for the welcome to the forum. I feel like am about to begin an 'adventure' ! If anyone is using a netbook ...

I had my sleep test on Friday night. The tech (surprisingly) told me in the morning that I had 'many respiratory events' and that I had definitely been sent to the right place! She also said that she didn't see apneas but hypopneas, and my O2 fell below 80. So, now I wait for the pulmonary doc to ge...

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I was glad to see this post today. I am going for my first sleep study on Friday night so I hope you will post your experience here! Thanks to others for your helpful suggestions. I've been reading the forum quite a bit since my pulmonary doc said I probably have OSA. Trying to learn as much as I ca...