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(Message started by: kari on Oct 5^th, 2002, 6:53am)

Title: oxygen and insurance
Post by kari on Oct 5^th, 2002, 6:53am

Do most of you users get your oxygen from a medical supplier covered 100% by your insurance, or just a percentage or what? In the beginning, I was told oxygen is considered durable medical equipment and would be covered, now I am getting bills and rejections from the insurance, you can't win.

Title: Re: oxygen and insurance
Post by NancyMcFree on Oct 5^th, 2002, 7:54am

My insurance covers 80% of the monthly cost.

Title: Re: oxygen and insurance
Post by Svenn on Oct 5^th, 2002, 8:05am

I`ll get everything for free over here,medications oxygen whatever.
after i read all your stories about the health-insurance i just have to say that i think that system sucks.All my friends "over there"deserve better then that

Svenn

Title: Re: oxygen and insurance
Post by Linda_Howell on Oct 5^th, 2002, 10:58am

When Blue Shield turned down my request to cover my oxyegen, my Dr. wrote them a semi-sarcastic letter in which he said, among other things.....It would seem to me that it would be in the interest of your company to provide my patient the oxygen she needs as opposed to frequent ER visits and, or hospitalization. They gave in.

But then here is the rub...They were being charged 42.00 for an E-tank..BS (I love that abbreviation) payed 10.00 and I was required to pay the balance of 32.00.

I made a deal with the 02 supplier to pay only 10.00 to them for each tank, so I ended up leaving BS out of it all anyway. Like Svenn said, THIS SYSTEM SUCKS!!!!!!

Linda Howell

Title: Re: oxygen and insurance
Post by Drk^Angel on Oct 6^th, 2002, 2:18am

BC/BS pays 100% of my O₂ bill. :)

PFDAN........................... Drk^Angel

Title: Re: oxygen and insurance
Post by marty on Oct 6^th, 2002, 3:39am

Kaiser will not pay one dime....

Marty