Change of insurance

buckeyered · Post by **buckeyered** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 5:39 pm

My wife's employer is changing from United Healthcare to Blue Cross Blue Shield, I can't find out any info on CPAP coverage until Jan 1st.
Does anyone know if they are CPAP friendly or am I on my own?

cflame1 · Post by **cflame1** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 5:40 pm

you may want to check with billmyinsurance... i think that i've seen where some flavors of BCBS is on it

svh · Post by **svh** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 5:41 pm

We have blue cross hmo, and I haven't had to pay a penny for sleep study, machine, mask, etc. I think it does depend on what level of coverage the employer chooses, though. MIT is known to provide pretty good plans--not ideal, but better than average. For example, I get chiropractic coverage w/ BCBS, and didn't with our past carrier.

Wulfman · Post by **Wulfman** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 5:48 pm

Do some inquiries and do the math. If you're in a rent-to-own plan, you may want to get your machine paid off before the end of the year under the old plan.....if new deductibles begin at the first of the year.

Den

svh · Post by **svh** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 5:50 pm

BCBS bought my machine outright. I have a $1500/yr allowance for durable medical equipment.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 6:08 pm

BCBS is very cpap friendly in my limited experience. They rented for 3 months then purchased the machine. Total cost for everything was just over $800.00 of which I had to pay 10% and they paid the other 90.

wading thru the muck! · Post by **wading thru the muck!** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 6:18 pm

svh wrote: MIT is known to provide pretty good plans

Sarah,

We've had another distinguished vistor from MIT grace our forum. He was kind enough to take the time to write a little piece of software the is near and dear to many of our hearts called "MyEncore" You may know him... Derek Rowell?

Wulfman · Post by **Wulfman** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 6:23 pm

Wader,

You might want to edit your post and delete that link. I got "in trouble" for doing that once upon a time.

Den

svh · Post by **svh** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 6:33 pm

I don't know Professor Rowell at all, but have just written him an email asking if he would be interested in updating the MyEncore software. I told him about the problems people were having using it with the new M-series Respironics machines. I mentioned that my husband is at MIT with him, and that I went to Wellesley, as did his wife (shameless attempt to interest him in my plight ....) We'll see!

wading thru the muck! · Post by **wading thru the muck!** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 6:48 pm

Wulfman wrote:Wader,

You might want to edit your post and delete that link. I got "in trouble" for doing that once upon a time.

Den

Done! Thanks for checking me on that one. I didn't realise it was an issue with him. It is easily available though by a search on the MIT website.

wading thru the muck! · Post by **wading thru the muck!** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 6:54 pm

svh wrote:I don't know Professor Rowell at all, but have just written him an email asking if he would be interested in updating the MyEncore software. I told him about the problems people were having using it with the new M-series Respironics machines. I mentioned that my husband is at MIT with him, and that I went to Wellesley, as did his wife (shameless attempt to interest him in my plight ....) We'll see!

I think he posted that he had been absent from the forum as he had experienced some serious health issues a little while back. I hope all is well with him. He has been very nice to us (including myself) here on this forum.

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