# Insurance **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-share/insurance/98.md?page=2 [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) **Page:** 3 --- ## [Making your BG meter show high or low](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/making-your-bg-meter-show-high-or-low/1984)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2017, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/making-your-bg-meter-show-high-or-low/1984 "2017-09-14T17:32:56Z")
In a perfect world, treatment decisions would be made by you and your doctor, nobody else. Suppose you want a certain meter reading. If you wanted a BG meter to show high or low results, control solution will indicate … --- ## [Of all the ridiculous hoops](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/of-all-the-ridiculous-hoops/1966)
**Author:** [@Pianoplayer7008](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Pianoplayer7008)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/of-all-the-ridiculous-hoops/1966 "2017-09-13T23:52:59Z")
Can I just rant about doctors and insurance for a second? I am sick and tired of having to prove that my BG is poorly managed one way before they’ll let me try another way - is this how it always is?! In pregnancy, my MF… --- ## [Life insurance and diabetes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/life-insurance-and-diabetes/1887)
**Author:** [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2017, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/life-insurance-and-diabetes/1887 "2017-09-10T15:40:00Z")
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**Author:** [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2017, 11:30pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/unsustainable-insurance-trajectory/1842 "2017-09-04T23:30:49Z")
Millions who buy health insurance brace for double-digit increases - CBS News --- ## [Getting both injectable rapid acting and Afrezza covered](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/getting-both-injectable-rapid-acting-and-afrezza-covered/1808)
**Author:** [@Pianoplayer7008](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Pianoplayer7008)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2017, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/getting-both-injectable-rapid-acting-and-afrezza-covered/1808 "2017-09-01T14:56:05Z")
Question that came up while taking to my husband (a nurse) about my dwindling supply of Novolog and syringes (which I use along with the Afrezza). We’re still in process of getting Afrezza approved (and a Dexcom…). Curre… --- ## [Insurance for kids with pre-existing condition (CWDs)](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insurance-for-kids-with-pre-existing-condition-cwds/1569)
**Author:** [@Thomas](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Thomas)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2017, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insurance-for-kids-with-pre-existing-condition-cwds/1569 "2017-08-12T19:31:57Z")
Some states have state paid medical insurance available with no income limits for children with particular conditions. If your state allows this, you may want to consider picking it up for your son. The insurance woul… --- ## [United Healthcare and Afrezza?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/united-healthcare-and-afrezza/1470)
**Author:** [@Pianoplayer7008](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Pianoplayer7008)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 6:13am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/united-healthcare-and-afrezza/1470 "2017-07-26T06:13:40Z")
I was prescribed Afrezza by my doc last week. Immediately got a call from the pharmacy saying it isn’t covered by my insurance. My husband’s coworker (also type 1) told him it would take a LONG time to get it approved, i… --- ## [Another possibility in pump appeals against United Healthcare](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/another-possibility-in-pump-appeals-against-united-healthcare/1358)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2017, 10:35pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/another-possibility-in-pump-appeals-against-united-healthcare/1358 "2017-07-02T22:35:15Z")
I saw Thomas' post (thanks @Thomas) and it made me think that this might be a great way to subvert the Medtronic-United Healthcare lock: https://www.medtronicdiabetes.com/products/minimed-670g-insulin-pump-system "Thi… --- ## [A link to the new senate health care bill](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-link-to-the-new-senate-health-care-bill/1311)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2017, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-link-to-the-new-senate-health-care-bill/1311 "2017-06-22T22:10:06Z")
--- ## [Generic EpiPen: model for insulin?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/generic-epipen-model-for-insulin/1287)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2017, 1:40am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/generic-epipen-model-for-insulin/1287 "2017-06-20T01:40:21Z")
I am sure you have heard of the hubbub about price gouging for EpiPens ($100 to $600 in 10 years or so). A generic has just been qualified for an epipen equivalent: However, FDA research indicates that one generic i… --- ## [This bill is flying completely under the radar](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/this-bill-is-flying-completely-under-the-radar/1220)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2017, 12:50am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/this-bill-is-flying-completely-under-the-radar/1220 "2017-06-13T00:50:19Z")
So apparently the Senate is trying to vote on a version of the health care bill before the July 4 recess: However, they won't release their version until the last possible moment. Apparently they learned from mistakes … --- ## [Importing insulin: Analysis by Erica Lietzan](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/importing-insulin-analysis-by-erica-lietzan/1177)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2017, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/importing-insulin-analysis-by-erica-lietzan/1177 "2017-06-08T14:56:22Z")
Erika Lietzan is Associate Professor of Law at the University of Missouri School of Law. She is an expert in drug and device regulation, the FDA, and intellectual property. We have been in contact with her over the past … --- ## [US$30 for a vial of Humalog](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/us-30-for-a-vial-of-humalog/1182)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2017, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/us-30-for-a-vial-of-humalog/1182 "2017-06-08T14:10:38Z")
In Canada: This American T1D went to Vancouver BC, and was able to buy a vial of Humalog for US$30, without a need for a prescription: \[image\] New plans for summer: we are spending some of our vacations in Canada :sl… --- ## [Drug prices: FDA considers encouraging generics](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/drug-prices-fda-considers-encouraging-generics/1173)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2017, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/drug-prices-fda-considers-encouraging-generics/1173 "2017-06-07T15:40:22Z")
The FDA head says he is looking into what we can do to encourage competition from generics: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-05/drug-prices-become-target-for-fda-as-chief-expands-agency-s-view A few nugg… --- ## [The international prices for drugs](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-international-prices-for-drugs/1169)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2017, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-international-prices-for-drugs/1169 "2017-06-06T22:31:06Z")
Another interesting article on how international prices for drugs vary, to our detriment: --- ## [Foreign drug import is now legal: discussion thread](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/foreign-drug-import-is-now-legal-discussion-thread/1093)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2017, 10:12pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/foreign-drug-import-is-now-legal-discussion-thread/1093 "2017-06-06T22:12:23Z")
Today's new Supreme Court decision on foreign patent rights appears to makes it legal to import drugs that are FDA-approved from lower-priced markets into the US. In Impression Products vs Lexmark, the Supreme Court ju… --- ## [Consequences of SCOTUS Lexmark decision on parallel drug imports: exclusive interview with Professor Abbott](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/consequences-of-scotus-lexmark-decision-on-parallel-drug-imports-exclusive-interview-with-professor-abbott/1116)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2017, 5:50am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/consequences-of-scotus-lexmark-decision-on-parallel-drug-imports-exclusive-interview-with-professor-abbott/1116 "2017-06-04T05:50:03Z")
On May 30, 2017, in Impression Products vs. Lexmark, the Supreme Court reversed a Federal Circuit decision over the right by Lexmark to stop the import of refurbished Lexmark printer cartridges into the US. The Court rul… --- ## [How drug prices work: a must-read](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-drug-prices-work-a-must-read/1054)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2017, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-drug-prices-work-a-must-read/1054 "2017-06-02T16:32:44Z")
This remarkable article is what got me to understand for the first time how drug pricing works: http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/581baa99691e888d008b47cb-960/bi-graphics-big%20pharma%20v03.png cour… --- ## [Foreign drug import is now legal: SCOTUS decision](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/foreign-drug-import-is-now-legal-scotus-decision/1112)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/foreign-drug-import-is-now-legal-scotus-decision/1112 "2017-06-01T19:03:23Z")
Today's new Supreme Court decision on foreign patent rights appears to makes it legal to import drugs that are FDA-approved from lower-priced markets into the US. In Impression Products vs Lexmark, the Supreme Court ju… --- ## [Insurance and the price of drugs](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insurance-and-the-price-of-drugs/1097)
**Author:** [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2017, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insurance-and-the-price-of-drugs/1097 "2017-05-31T18:26:15Z")
@TiaG That is a frightening prospect. The government has no business " negotiating" the price of anything they don’t pay for, and the last time I checked, we don’t have a government run single payer system (thank the L… --- ## [When insulin makers change prices together, is that collusion?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/when-insulin-makers-change-prices-together-is-that-collusion/1057)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2017, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/when-insulin-makers-change-prices-together-is-that-collusion/1057 "2017-05-28T00:48:11Z")
Insulin prices have something remarkable in common across all manufacturers: they almost always change together. Is that collusion? This article, again from Business Insider, discusses the how and the why: Hard to bel… --- ## [The rising price of insulin: a shocking historical record](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-rising-price-of-insulin-a-shocking-historical-record/1055)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2017, 1:29am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-rising-price-of-insulin-a-shocking-historical-record/1055 "2017-05-27T01:29:14Z")
Business Insider has done a truly great job at covering health cost issues lately. They have published many articles on insulin, several of which have carried a historical record of insulin prices. The curve is truly sho… --- ## [The games some drugmakers play](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-games-some-drugmakers-play/1056)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2017, 4:51am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-games-some-drugmakers-play/1056 "2017-05-26T04:51:41Z")
We often talk about how the price of some drugs increases every year to unsustainable levels. In some cases, what starts the price spiral is a gaming strategy: Have a look at what happens to this drug price and when: … --- ## [New House Republicans Health Insurance Bill](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-house-republicans-health-insurance-bill/728)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2017, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-house-republicans-health-insurance-bill/728 "2017-05-05T18:27:34Z")
Well, they passed the bill. Honestly, I'm shocked -- the bill was so hastily constructed there was no budget analysis. Many of the people who voted for it had never read it. This whole debacle has convinced me that the R… --- ## [High risk insurance pools: opinions?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/high-risk-insurance-pools-opinions/679)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2017, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/high-risk-insurance-pools-opinions/679 "2017-05-01T21:10:29Z")
My question isn't intended to be political, but I'm sure someone will take it there because it will potentially be the result of political actions happening now in the Senate and the House. So, what does everyone think… --- ## [Update on proposed Pre-existing Conditions amendment](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/update-on-proposed-pre-existing-conditions-amendment/687)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2017, 10:58pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/update-on-proposed-pre-existing-conditions-amendment/687 "2017-05-01T22:58:59Z")
http://insulinnation.com/living/what-the-macarthur-amendment-means-for-people-with-type-1-diabetes/?utm\_src=HseEmail+0025 --- ## [Insurance category](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insurance-category/690)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2017, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insurance-category/690 "2017-05-01T20:48:39Z")
In the early categories discussion, many had requested "Insurance' as a subcategory. It was really difficult to have it and keep every category to a single line of subcategories. But, in the end, it is just too hard to… [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-share/insurance/98.md?page=1)