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I know next to nothing about diabetes, but I found this article in today's New York Times very unsettling about possible hinky motives among health care providers, and the role insurance plays in the care a diabetic gets.
"Insurers, for example, will often refuse to pay $150 for a diabetic to see a podiatrist, who can help prevent foot ailments associated with the disease. Nearly all of them, though, cover amputations, which typically cost more than $30,000.
"Patients have trouble securing a reimbursement for a $75 visit to the nutritionist who counsels them on controlling their diabetes. Insurers do not balk, however, at paying $315 for a single session of dialysis, which treats one of the disease's serious complications."
I don't know about you, but I find those statements gruesome. Yet another reason to be educated and proactive about your condition and your care. (And to put Hillary back in the White House, but that's for another board.)
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In the Treatment of Diabetes, Success Often Does Not Pay
"Insurers, for example, will often refuse to pay $150 for a diabetic to see a podiatrist, who can help prevent foot ailments associated with the disease. Nearly all of them, though, cover amputations, which typically cost more than $30,000.
"Patients have trouble securing a reimbursement for a $75 visit to the nutritionist who counsels them on controlling their diabetes. Insurers do not balk, however, at paying $315 for a single session of dialysis, which treats one of the disease's serious complications."
I don't know about you, but I find those statements gruesome. Yet another reason to be educated and proactive about your condition and your care. (And to put Hillary back in the White House, but that's for another board.)
This link should work for unregistereds:
In the Treatment of Diabetes, Success Often Does Not Pay
