Miss_Miss wrote: ↑Thu Jan 30, 2020 2:49 pm
Well, shucks darn. If this don't beat all. We have appt. Feb. 25 for new supplies. I was thinking of not getting new tubing (don't know if refusing will actually save us any dollars) because I feel overwhelmed by all these "extras" that seemed just fine to me.
I was just concerned with him feeling so bad already that I didn't want him to get something extra because I wasn't keeping his equipment clean enough.
You get to choose what supplies you get and you can tell them "no" at any time.
I am going to assume he is on Medicare and if that's the case....it's against the law for them to supply you with anything on an automatic basis. You have to tell them you want it and need it and just because they recommend it doesn't mean you have to follow their recommendations.
So yes...you can save money by simply not taking everything every time you have satisfied the allowance period.
I do recommend having a spare if at all possible of at least the hose, mask and water chamber but you don't have to get them all at once if the cost is a problem for you. You can space it out.
DMEs always seem to "recommend" that you need new stuff at exactly the time your insurance will pay for replacement stuff. Imagine that....
Here's the normal Medicare replacement allowance schedule. Just because it is allowed doesn't mean you just have to get it though.
Most insurance companies follow this schedule. If you can't read it well enough just click on it and you will get a larger image.
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