I installed Oscar on my MacBook Air yesterday and it worked fine. Today, I can not find the Oscar application to open it. I went to the application folder and clicking on Oscar only takes me he installation process. I just want to use it and not have to install it every day when I try to download my...

Still no luck talking to anyone at Medicare. The are trying to be pleasant, but do not understand the problem. Using a rebuilt ResMed S9 machine with good results. Even though refurbished, it is still a ten year old machine. AHI is down and sleeping better. Unfortunately this machine does not have w...

The doctor claimed that the Certificate of Necessity would not do any good until Medicare can meet with the experts to straighten out the same accounting code for two different machines. Not sure of any other issue. I will get someone to write so I at least have a piece paper saying I tried. If no t...

Not in an HMO. Just have doctors that refuse to fight for the benefit of the patient.
Talked a number of people at Medicare. All very pleasant, but unable help.
Still working on other alternatives. I don’t want do nothing for an unscheduled meeting to take place.
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Thanks to everyone for your comments. I was unsuccessful in my efforts to get a Certificate of Medical Necessity from my sleep doctor.
My next steps are to talk to: a different specialist, machine distributor and directly with Medicare.
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I am trying to move from a PIPAP ST machine to an ASV machine. My doctor diagnosed me with Centra Sleep Apnea. Medicare refuses to pay for the ASV machine because it has the same accounting code (EO470) as the PIPAP ST machine. The machine have totally different functions. I am told that Medicare ma...

Yes it is a change from ST to ASV. The sleep test said that I needed the ASV therapy. The issue with Medicare is that both machines have the same accounting code EO471. I am meeting with my doctor on Tuesday to see if he will complete the Certificate of Medical Necessity. Thanks to everyone for your...

Thanks for the advice. I will call the doctor and ask him to prepare the certificate of medical necessity. Interesting, since he made believe there was no way to appeal the statement about the same accounting code.
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Reply to Miss Emerita: The comment about Medicare came from the supplier / distributor providing the machines to the hospital doctor. They said that when they processed preliminary paperwork to Medicare, the response was that since both machines had the same accounting code EO471, they would not pay...

My doctor diagnosed me with Central Sleep Apnea and recommended an ASV machine. Currently using a Phillips BIPAP ST. Upon ordering a ResMed Aircurve 10 ASV, I was informed that Medicare would not pay for the machine because my current machine and the ASV machine have the same accounting code EO471. ...