Well my prescription specifies Auto, so I don't think they could give me a straight CPAP.

I already called my insurance company. They gave me two in-network providers, neither one in my town. One was Lincare and the other has gone out of business. They didn't even tell me about Apria. All others are even farther away. They will only pay for the initial set-up (machine, mask, etc), plus o...

Thanks everyone for your help. I'm really looking forward to not being half-asleep all the time.

Hmm looks like that one has wireless... Does that mean I have to give it my WiFi password?

I dropped by my doctor's office, and they had switched the provider to LinCare, so I will be getting a ResMed machine instead (they couldn't tell me which model except "the automatic one"). I hope that one is as good as the Respironics...

There is supposed to be a Blower Hours in there, is that one resettable or something?

It is CDPHP.

As I said, it's not the insurance company, it is Apria. They contacted the insurance company and were told that it doesn't require pre-approval (I checked with the insurance co). Apria are the ones saying it's not valid.

I called them again. They said that the prescription needs to have my DOB on the "Date" line, today's date by the signature, and the diagnosis code. My insurance company doesn't require pre-approval during the first 3-months rental period, only when converting it into a purchase. They said that they...

I was recently diagnosed with OSA. I had a second (titration) study and was prescribed: "Auto CPAP 16-10 mm H2O, Best Fitting mask, ramp mode, heated humidity, compliance card". My doctor's office referred me to Apria Healthcare (they are the only provider in my town that takes my insurance), and al...