I'm guessing that people who don't want to switch and wish to continue using Freestyle (or Bayer or whatever) strips might have to pay the non-formulary co-pay, which is $70. I thought it was interesting that even though only the 2 brands were on the formulary, every major brand was on the quantity limits list.
#Medical insurance that covers accu chek test strips skin#
Sometimes my skin needs a break from the sensors and all of the tape. I am using the GCMS now but it's not perfect and I have some sensors that are not reliable, and some days when a sensor dies I don't have time to insert a new one. I'm hypo unaware, so 6 tests isn't enough. My CDE already thinks I test too much so I hope she's willing to write the letter or fill out whatever form insurance requires to override the limits. I use Lifescan, so that's not a problem, but I will have to fight them over the 200 strip limit. They now say only 200 per month and the only brands I saw on the formulary are Accu-Chek and Lifescan. They're changing the formular and imposing quantity limits on a lot of things, test strips included. Now Empire BCBS will be using their own mail order pharmacy as of January 1st. It wasn’t until early the 1980s that home glucose monitoring was made possible with the development of glucose test strips by two companies called Bayer and Roche (they have become known as the generic products by many health care authorities). I use Caremark mail order to get 3 months at a time for 2 co-pays, so $20. The first glucometer was invented by Leland C.
I have Empire BCBS and as far as I know, all brands were covered as prescriptions and all at the generic co-pay of $10.