Welcome to the alphabet soup of Medicare, where you’ll find lots of plans with lots of letters (Parts A, B, C, D) offering various insurance coverage options. Medicare expert George Huntley breaks down the basics with a focus on people with diabetes so you can decide which plan is right for you.
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Insulin affordability has been a critical issue for many people with diabetes for years, but the three largest insulin manufacturers in the U.S. recently reduced insulin prices.
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Inflation is out of control, and it’s really tough for a lot of people to afford their medications and diabetes supplies. There are places to look for assistance, however, and Dr. Edelman shares several options, including the new access and resources listing on our website.
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HMO, PPO, EPO…OMG! And don’t forget about FSA and HSA before you start spelling out SOS. George Huntley of the Diabetes Leadership Council decodes insurance plan jargon, breaking down the different plans, explaining how they work, and sharing which acronyms offer some nice cash saving benefits.
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The three Ds in a diabetes health plan are: Doctors, Drugs and Devices. Does your plan cover what you need? George Huntley of diabetesleadership.org has been living with T1D for nearly 40 years and is an insurance expert and advocate for people with diabetes. He explains how to determine if your doctors, drugs and devices are covered in your plan, and what you can do if they aren’t.
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Do the words “health insurance” make you break out into a cold sweat? Are cold sweats covered in your health insurance plan?? In part one of a three-part series on demystifying health insurance, George Huntley, CEO of the Diabetes Leadership Council, offers tips on how to pick a plan with the lowest total cost to you.
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Some of the most beneficial medications to manage chronic diseases like diabetes are extremely expensive. UCSD pharmacist Natalie Halanski offers ideas and resources that can offer potential cost savings, including copay cards, prescription medication coupons, patient assistance foundations, extra help for Medicare, and insulin value programs.
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Medicare recently launched a new program called the Medicare Part D Senior Savings Model Program to test the impact of giving Medicare beneficiaries 65 and older an increased choice of Part D plans with no deductible and a max copay of $35 per month for insulin and fixed-ratio combination GLP-1 RAs Soliqua and Xultophy.
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Brian Ballard is a diabetes unicorn – he’s a Medicare health insurance expert who’s also lived with type 1 diabetes for nearly 50 years. Brian breaks down the new changes coming to Medicare Part D and explains how they will affect people with diabetes.
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NeedyMeds is a 501(c)(3) national non-profit information source that connects people to programs that will help them afford their medications and other healthcare costs.
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