Rent or Buy

Rickey wrote:

palerider wrote:

Rickey wrote:I'm more confused than ever.

if you don't say why you're confused, nobody can help you.

Well, i just had to pay over 500 dollars,to the DR and sleep lab.They ask me which DME i want to use, and i barely even know what that is. People on here tell me to buy my own machine, that i don't even know how to use. I thought that's what the DME's were for. I'm not sure its worth it.

that's a lot of stuff... but what's confusing you?

issues you brought up:

did you pick a good DME?

Did your sleep test indicate you have sleep apnea

is it cheaper to buy a machine outright or go through insurance.

you thought DMEs were for what? to teach you how to use a cpap? probably not going to happen.

you've posted almost*no* useful information whatsoever. all you said was you have a 1500 deductible, 70/30 plan.

what did your sleep study say?

how much will it cost you, with your insurance as it is, to buy a machine from a DME.

does your insurance *require* a rental trial period.

have you done the math on the cost of buying outright via an online supplier or a forum member vs your costs with insurance?

why did you have a sleep study in the first place?

do you have a prescription? if so, what's it say?

Thanks. I've had a sleep test, and I'm told i have sleep apnea. I know a lady that works for my DME, not much else there.
My ins does buy or rent. I have not been tested on a cpap. I haven't seen a prescription, or written test results. I'm thinking about buying my own. If I can't use it, I can sell it at a loss, and not lose much more than my trial period rent will be.

Rickey wrote:My ins does buy or rent. I have not been tested on a cpap. I haven't seen a prescription, or written test results. I'm thinking about buying my own. If I can't use it, I can sell it at a loss, and not lose much more than my trial period rent will be.

well, that's why you have to do the numbers, and see what each option would cost.

if you buy a machine used, like from grayghost4, you can likely turn around and sell it for what you paid for it.

palerider wrote:

Rickey wrote:My ins does buy or rent. I have not been tested on a cpap. I haven't seen a prescription, or written test results. I'm thinking about buying my own. If I can't use it, I can sell it at a loss, and not lose much more than my trial period rent will be.

well, that's why you have to do the numbers, and see what each option would cost.

if you buy a machine used, like from grayghost4, you can likely turn around and sell it for what you paid for it.

palerider wrote:

Rickey wrote:My ins does buy or rent. I have not been tested on a cpap. I haven't seen a prescription, or written test results. I'm thinking about buying my own. If I can't use it, I can sell it at a loss, and not lose much more than my trial period rent will be.

well, that's why you have to do the numbers, and see what each option would cost.

if you buy a machine used, like from grayghost4, you can likely turn around and sell it for what you paid for it.

Thanks Palerider, it's all new to me.