Some Information about Diabetes...........
Everybody
probably knows someone with diabetes but did you know that half the
people with diabetes don't even know it. And many of those who are
diagnosed with diabetes don't have a full understanding of what
changes must be made in lifestyle and how medications help them live
a more complete life.
Pharmacists at Midway Pharmacy are
committed to a more complete Diabetes care that will enable and
empower diabetics and their families to more effectively deal with
the disease state. Beginning in 1998, Medicare will pay for more
rigorous diabetes education and many insurances will probably follow
suit with payment for these increased services for patients.
To prepare for this, we have undergone
extra diabetes education and have prepared a step-by-step diabetes
education and follow-up program to ensure diabetics receive proper
education now and through the years. The follow-up education
opportunities are particularly important because all of us need to
be reminded periodically about what's good for us, especially when
you're talking about something as complicated as diabetes. If you or
someone in your family has diabetes, please consider Midway Pharmacy
for Diabetes Care
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About
Medicare, and Medicaid...........
We realize that diabetes can be an expensive condition, but we will try to
ease the cost as best as we can.
We are happy to bill Medicare, Medicaid,
or insurance companies for the covered diabetes supplies. For example,
Medicare will pay 80% of the cost of blood glucose monitors, glucose
monitor strips, and lancets. Currently Medicare requires a person must be
on insulin before they will pay for these items, but this is scheduled to
change on July 1, 1998 so that any person treated for diabetes can receive
these benefits. Medicaid will pay for insulin, needles, strips, lancets
and monitors. Insurance companies will have various rules regarding their
payment depending on plans and benefits.
For those who aren't eligible for help with their supplies, we work
closely with the various manufacturers to get the best price for monitors
and supplies. Occasionally these manufacturers
will run promotions that
greatly reduces the cost of monitors, for example, so if you need one,
please contact us to see what is currently available. We stock and
recommend various monitors such as the and but we will be happy to stock whatever
monitor and supplies that the patient or doctor prefers.
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