Bill my Insurance

Patrick A · Post by **Patrick A** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 12:13 am

I got an e-mail from bill my insurance today.
It says that they "Bill my Insurance can no longer do business in California. That Sucks

Slinky · Post by **Slinky** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 7:07 am

It sure as heck does!!! Were you given any reason why? What has the state of California done? What legislation and why?

Wulfman · Post by **Wulfman** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 9:00 am

Slinky wrote:It sure as heck does!!! Were you given any reason why? What has the state of California done? What legislation and why?

It may not necessarily be a "legislation" issue.......most of those kinds of decisions are made at the state insurance department levels. Either some criteria changed or somebody's playing politics.......would be my guess.

Den

Pineapple · Post by **Pineapple** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 9:02 am

The reason would still be interesting to know.

jlouied · Post by **jlouied** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 10:36 am

I got the same message yesterday as well. When I emailed them, they gave a little clarification but not much:

"Due to circumstances beyond our control,
government regulations will not allow us to continue to provide cpap
equipment and supplies to patients in California and a number of other
states. I can assure you that everything that can be done, has been
done. It is a sad thing for us as well, as we are losing many, many
patients. It has nothing to do with your insurance."

Looks like it's not just California.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 7:17 pm

Add DE to the list.

Patrick A · Post by **Patrick A** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 12:35 am

I contacted my State Senator.....not those two clowns Boxer or Finkstien. I also contacted my Congressman Filner his office and State Sen Duchaney are looking into it. I talked to my Insurance and they said that as far as they were concerned Cpap.com was a preferred provider.
So now lets wait and seen what happens.

Snoredog · Post by **Snoredog** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 10:35 am

Since when does the State of California start enacting new laws in April? Must have been some law enacted Jan 1 we didn't know about, looks like the doctors and their lobbyist won.

I found this on another site:

Manufacturer's Note: Respironics recommends that new patients purchase their devices, masks and initial accessories from a homecare company that can provice an individualized patient equipment set-up, clinical and after-sales support, and a program to assist patients with therapy success.

Now Respironics is dictating where we buy our equipment, good thing i don't need to buy any more of their crap.

Needsdecaf · Post by **Needsdecaf** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 10:55 am

Snoredog wrote:Since when does the State of California start enacting new laws in April? Must have been some law enacted Jan 1 we didn't know about, looks like the doctors and their lobbyist won.

I found this on another site:

Manufacturer's Note: Respironics recommends that new patients purchase their devices, masks and initial accessories from a homecare company that can provice an individualized patient equipment set-up, clinical and after-sales support, and a program to assist patients with therapy success.
Now Respironics is dictating where we buy our equipment, good thing i don't need to buy any more of their crap.

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Uh, a recommendation is not a dictation. I would be surprised if any medical equipment manufacturer didn't recommend that you get your equipment professionally sold and serviced.

Snoredog · Post by **Snoredog** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 12:01 pm

Hey Patrick, did you find a DME supplier across the boarder? I'm sure you can buy it there with no hassle, but then again the American peso doesn't go as far as it used to there either

FL andy · Post by **FL andy** » Sun Apr 06, 2008 8:23 am

Got the same message that Bill My Insurance cannot sell to me in the State of Florida. Nuts!

Andy

sleeplessinsanibel · Post by **sleeplessinsanibel** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 10:59 am

Hello fellow Cpap users. I got a letter from billmyinsurance.com also saying they were no longer able to supply my supplies. I looked around on the internet for another company and found a place that said they were still able to ship supplies to all 50 states. I haven't received my first order yet so I will let you know how that goes but they seem to know what they are doing. It's worth looking into if you are still looking for a provider. There website is http://www.rxstat.net. Good luck to you all.

MeHoo · Post by **MeHoo** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:55 pm

Got my email today and i live in michigan.. sounds like they lost a TON of business due to this. I wish they would tell us what happened. Sounds kinda shady that they won't explain it. Noone has more control over legislation than the people, but our hands are tied if we don't know what to argue about.

LyleHaze · Post by **LyleHaze** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 3:01 pm

I just got the same E-Mail.
Add North Carolina to the list.

It's a damn shame, too. I was very
happy with their service and support. At least I've got my machine and mask though. I'll probably need nothing but filters for a while.

If anyone from BillMyInsurance is reading this, thanks for what it was, and good luck wherever it leads you!

Lyle

Patrick A · Post by **Patrick A** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 11:39 pm

I guess if you are on Medicare Liberty Medical supplies also supplies CPAP stuff. Being as I get my COPD stuff from them I guess cpap stuff is next on the list.

http://www.libertymedical.com/default.aspx

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