Pulmonary Embolism Support Group
By far the most common form of pulmonary embolism is a thromboembolism, which occurs when a blood clot, generally a venous thrombus, becomes dislodged from its site of formation and embolizes to the arterial blood supply of one of the lungs. Symptoms may include difficulty breathing, pain during breathing, and more rarely circulatory instability and death.
I was just reading an article about the new ObamaCare and how folks who don't have insurance should have a choice between multiple health insurance plans.
I currently have great health insurance through my husband's job, but my husband is looking at retiring in the next couple of years and so we'd probably have to buy insurance through the new program.
I'm thinking WAY ahead here, I realize, but I'm wondering if anyone is currently on a health insurance plan that covers their testing supplies (test strips and lancets) through the pharmacy portion of the plan, as opposed to through the home test provider (Roche, Alere).
Just curious...
I currently have great health insurance through my husband's job, but my husband is looking at retiring in the next couple of years and so we'd probably have to buy insurance through the new program.
I'm thinking WAY ahead here, I realize, but I'm wondering if anyone is currently on a health insurance plan that covers their testing supplies (test strips and lancets) through the pharmacy portion of the plan, as opposed to through the home test provider (Roche, Alere).
Just curious...
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Look at what my best friend did with my picture!
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We all have 24 hours in a day. How we spend these hours is important. Watching a little bit of a video about how sitting affects us made me aware of how much sitting and laying down I do. Gonna have to work on that.Your turn. Tell me another truth.
But your question is a good one----- and it's wise that you're thinking ahead.
I did find this site (valve replacement) where it was discussed if test strips were DME (durable medical equipment) or not.
I haven't read the comments but they might bring up a nugget for you to follow.
http://www.valvereplacement.org/forums/archive/index.php/t-37352.html
Would diabetic patients know?
But I'd imagine it has a lot to do with the individual's insurance carrier and since I can't answer that, for you, I hope someone else can.
With the reform plans, there are going to be certain "essential healt benefits" that all plans will need to cover but that doesn't mean all insurance plans will be structured the exact same way because they will still include any state mandated benefits and depend on how the insurance company writes their contract.