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Permalink Reply by shoshana27 on October 11, 2012 at 11:50am

talk to your endo & minimed. i also would love that pump when & if it's available & medicare pays for it.

Permalink Reply by KatieV on December 13, 2012 at 7:58pm

My mother uses a pump and has already found out that to upgrade your pump on medicare you have to have had the pump for 5 years --or one year past the warranty expiration. Hope this helps.

Permalink Reply by jlconrod on October 11, 2012 at 1:02pm

Medicare/Medicare Advantage will pay for the new pump with an order from you physician or Diabetologist/Endocrinologist and Prior Authorization from Medicare or your Medicare Advantage insurance plan. Unfortunately, Medicare/Medicare Advantage do not cover CGM stating that CGM is advisory only and not diagnostic.

I have a Medicare Advantage provided Medtronics Paradigm Revel pump with One Touch UltraLink meter.

Permalink Reply by M on October 12, 2012 at 7:43pm

OOoooohhh! have you heard a time frame yet?

Permalink Reply by David C Weisberg on October 12, 2012 at 9:33pm

As late as the end of next year. However, the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation is strongly lobbying the fda and hopes that the approval will come as early as the end of this year.

Permalink Reply by shoshana27 on December 14, 2012 at 4:28am

medicare is waiting till i drop dead then they'll cover what i need now to stay well...zxcvbnmhftuhf...;(