Hi all, Just got my new equipment today - they did order me an auto cpap, got to pick my mask and heated humidifier - had to also pay the 375.00 upcharge in order to get the auto cpap... ins. only allowed for straight cpap, as the doctor had prescribed...I went for the upgrade and paid for it becaus...

fujiinator, Johnny, Den and beneyw.... you've all been so helpful.... there is soooo much to know here and you are such a great group... I'm going to try and get the doc to write a script for an auto; however, my next move, if he won't go along w/it will be the Pro 2 we talked about.... hopefully Me...

Den and Johnny.....I'm going to call the doc in the a.m. and see if he'll write a prescription for the auto....if he doesn't want to do that I think I'll go to the healthcare equipment group and see what they can do w/the script that he wrote....if I don't like what they suggest, Ill pursue somethin...

Johnny, Thanks for the time you've taken to help me better understand all of this. I will try going through Medicare as they will be the least costly, I'm sure. I will let you know how this all plays out. The healthcare office said I may just have to pay an upcharge if I elect to go with a better sy...

Thanks, Den. I'll try it.....it's sure worth checking. Hopefully they will accept that. Seems as though they get very picky about what the doc has on the prescription.....and the docs seem reluctant to write prescriptions for the auto when it does so much more and seems more acceptable for complianc...

Johnny, thanks for your input. I called cpapfor seniors and they informed me that the prescription must show the doc ordered an auto cpap....medicare will not accept it otherwise....my doc wrote the prescription that says it is absolutely necessary to add heated humidity for effective treatment of m...

Hi....Newbie just about to get equipment from DME or cpap.com or whomever. Medicare doesn't okay auto cpap....they will only let you rent - basic cpap. I would like to buy/own my equipment....I'm willing to pay the differential, however, I don't know if Medicare will even allow me to submit asking f...

Just trying the emoticons....hope I don't embarass myself Yippee, I think I did it right

o.... thanks for the great suggestion......this is the best Message Board, isn't it? What a wealth of info there is here.....each one helping the other - very nice people all of you.....I don't even have my equipment yet and I feel pretty well versed on what's out there and a bit about how to use it...

slumberer: I just gave you a degree you may not have been expecting!!! Either way, you were a big help and what you say makes a whole lot of sense. I appreciate your input - thanks again!!! Gaspy

slumberer: (Dear Doctor), thanks for the professional take on all of this. I've read so many stories re. patients getting equipment that doesn't suit their needs (many 3-4 times), that I am researching (just because I'm a "have to know" person) and like to get it right the first time. Hopefully I ca...

I've just been diagnosed with OSA and have my 2nd Sleep Lab tomorrow night. I think that's when they put the apparatus/equip. on me and do their measuring/taking data. I've researched, too, online for what equipment I might purchase once my tests are finished. I am looking at REMstar Auto C-Flex CPA...