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Diabetes Support Group

MOMFUDSKI

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3. Medicare can't

Reply to badhair77 (Original post)

Mon Apr 4, 2022, 07:23 PM

Apr 2022

charge for diabetic supplies such as syringes, lancets, meter. They DO have a 3x/day limit on test strips but your doc can write a script calling for more than that if needs be. AND if you get in the donut hole you will have a co-pay on insulin per Medicare's rules.

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Has anyone on Medicare tried to get [View all] badhair77 Apr 2022 OP

Yes they were covered. Sneederbunk Apr 2022 #1

Thanks. Covered, as in free? badhair77 Apr 2022 #2

Free, free, free Sneederbunk Apr 2022 #5

Thank you! There's hope in my fight. badhair77 Apr 2022 #8

Medicare can't MOMFUDSKI Apr 2022 #3

We can get free lancets and strips but not insulin. onecaliberal Apr 2022 #4

It is my experience MOMFUDSKI Apr 2022 #6

We have a co-pay that is very manageable. So grateful for that but I pay a lot in premiums. onecaliberal Apr 2022 #7

Thanks, everyone, badhair77 Apr 2022 #9

Update: I did not get anything free but the cost was substantially less badhair77 Apr 2022 #10

A second update - I received a check, unsolicited, from CVS this week. badhair77 Jun 2022 #11

Today I received an unsolicited check from CVS badhair77 Jun 2022 #12