Minimed CGM users

[ecs1516]

How many Minimed sensors does your insurance pay for per month? How many sensors per box?

Abbott Navigator only puts 6 sensors in each box for a month. There is a normal 5 day wear with these. This leaves no room for problems. They need to increase the box to 7! Abbott are you listening??!!

[momtojess]

we get our from Aplus.. They will only ship 1 box every other month.. so that is 5 a month. (its a ox of 10). I dont know if this is my insurance or APlus though. Thankfully we get about 10-12 days with each sensor, although they are only approved for 3 days.

[LantusFiend]

I'm paying out of pocket for the moment- some talk with insurance and they may or may not cover the sensors for me in the future.

Minimed sells boxes of sensors as 10 packs and 4 packs. The 10 packs are 350 dollars and the 4 packs are 145 dollars. I think that the sensors last longer on my body when they've been in my home for shorter times, so I go for the 4 packs.

[hawkeyegirl]

I assume my insurance would pay for a box of 10 per month. We use each sensor for 7 days, so I've never tried to get more. Our sensors are covered 100%.

[hrermgr]

I believe our insurance pays for a box of 10 (minilink) sensors once every 3 days--1 sensor for every 3 days since this is what the FDA has approved the sensors for.

[Mama Belle]

How many Minimed sensors does your insurance pay for per month? How many sensors per box?

Abbott Navigator only puts 6 sensors in each box for a month. There is a normal 5 day wear with these. This leaves no room for problems. They need to increase the box to 7! Abbott are you listening??!!

I know this question was for MM users, but we get 5 boxes of sensors for a 3 month time frame. Do you get just one box per month? Can you get more boxes? So far our insurance hasn't raised an issue over having 5 boxes per every 3 month period.

[Diana]

We get 1 box of sensors per 30 days (Navigator) - and they won't let us order early :mad: It certainly does not allow for sensor problems. We've built up a little cushion since we restart sensors though.

The boxes we've been sent usually expire in a few months time though, so we can't really stockpile too much.

[ecs1516]

Heidi,
Who do you order your sensors from? Edgepark only lets me order one box per month. Like I can really afford more.LOL

[Mama Belle]

Heidi,
Who do you order your sensors from? Edgepark only lets me order one box per month. Like I can really afford more.LOL

We go through Apria. I know, the cost sucks, but at least we won't run out!

[ecs1516]

Heidi,
Has your insurance paid Apria for the sensors yet? I may need to call them. Do you have their number?
What insurance do you have?


Carol

[Mama Belle]

Heidi,
Has your insurance paid Apria for the sensors yet? I may need to call them. Do you have their number?
What insurance do you have?


Carol

We have Aetna. I am not sure if insurance has paid for the sensors yet. I will look for Apria's number and post it as soon as I can.

[Darryl]

We just got our first CGMS approval since IBC of PA starting covering CGMS's in October.


They are paying for 70% of the cost of sensors and the CGM itself, with re-authorization
required at 90 day intervals. For the Minimed Guardian, our cost is $98 for 10 sensors,
vs. $335 we used to pay out of pocket.

Almost makes up for the twelve thousand dollar a year group insurance premiums!

[bengbeng]

I assume my insurance would pay for a box of 10 per month. We use each sensor for 7 days, so I've never tried to get more. Our sensors are covered 100%.


It seems you have more than you need, can you sell your extra sensor to me?:o
no insurance, have to pay every cent out of pocket.:(

[ecs1516]

Darryl,
You pay $12,000 for your insurance premiums?

I should feel lucky them. We two diabetic children. We still only pay $76 a month for the whole family medical. I guess the company picks up the rest?
I guess that makes up for we have a $1500 deduct. per child.

[Diana]

We were going to have to pay close to $14k in premium last year for group coverage for our little family of 4 - and that was for high deductible insurance ($2500 per person). It is insane. We ended up getting individual policies for my non-D son and me just to make it more affordable. We elected to keep group coverage for my D son though.

[jules12]

We order the larger box - I believe it is a box of 10? However, it takes longer than a month to process so by the time we get them in the mail, we are almost ready for them. I am hoping that since my insurance doesn't change this year, that I will be able to continue them without much of a fuss

[bengbeng]

Does anyone has extra sensor for sale? please PM.