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How much did you spend out-of-pocket on all of your diabetes medications and supplies between October through December 2021?
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For Oct – Dec it was like $30….however we got a new policy with hubby’s new job and in January I have paid over $1500 already AND had to change every single one of his scripts 🙁
I am a senior on Medicare with a great supplement and great drug program. The premiums are my monthly costs so these policies are a perk for growing old with T1D. The monthly premiums are not cheap however.
Connie, would you be willing to share what supplement you are on? I have to pick one next year and am trying to gather data from this group about which are the best. Thank you!
Connie Sounds like you have a good plan mine is good to not cheap anthem Blue Cross plan F covers everything no deductible no claims no bills no co-pay it’s worth it to me to pay the extra sounds like you have a good plan mine is good to not cheap anthem Blue Cross plan F covers everything no deductible no claims no bills no co-pay it’s worth it to me to pay the extra Continued success.
Since Omnipod isn’t covered under Part B, the donut hole is a killer for me.
My insulin and test strips are free through my employer. The only cost are my pump supplies. I go to Medicare next March and am nervous about having to change once I retire.
Medicare covers pump supplies and insulin as DME. Get a good supplement and they pick up the 20% that medicare doesnt cover.
$0 as I live in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland where ALL of my diabetes supplies are paid for by our NHS (National Health Service), which is funded via direct taxation of all working people.
Say $190 on supplies, $1,200 for insurances. Average $450 monthly, more than we spend for food!
Very good Medicare Advantage HMO; $100 a quarter each for Tresiba and Fiasp, everything else no charge (includes both strips and Dexcom supplies and a box or two of syringes for under $20).
I answered in error because I thought it was asking about the year. Sorry.
Should have been $1 – $500
Of course, this doesn’t include the monthly insurance premium costs. Because it is a question dealing with the last quarter of a year, it also doesn’t include any applicaple insurance deductibles which are experienced earlier in the year.
The only diabetes item I have to pay for is insulin which costs me $35 per monthly prescription. My blood test strips, pump supplies and cgm supplies are all 100% covered, so basically I paid a tad over $100
I answered 1-500, but this is a lot higher most of the year, especially January-March to reach deductibles. Also, I did not include the cost of seeing the full line up of doctors.
I said 1$-500$ but it was that cheap only because I had already gone thru the donut hole and was covered by the catastrophic part of my insurance.
ZERO. But, website was still loading when I hit submit and it clicked N/A and then submit so my response was not recorded correctly…
I would have said I paid zero dollars, but Byram delayed my shipment by 3.5 weeks so I had to go to Costco and spend $300 for sensors.😡
My end of the year stock up (3 month supply) of Dexcom G6 sensors and 2 transmitters, Tandem t:slim cartridges and infusion sets and 4 vials of Novolog set me back $253. What a deal, I’m not looking forward to Medicare.
I get 90 days at a time for everything.
Insulin – $35
Test Strips – $75
Infusion sets – $30
Sensors – $30
Total: $170
I don’t get reservoirs every cycle because I use one for a week or more (whenever it’s empty) so I don’t need them as often. I sometimes skip refills of test strips as well.
You have private/company insurance? That’s awesome depending on what you pay.
$0, but I paid $3500 in deductible at the first part of the year.
My dependent Premera plan requires no money to be spent on diabetes supplies all year long. I cannot find a similar plan when looking at Premera without my husband’s employer.
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35.00 Dollars
35 Dollars
I use Medicare part “B” for all Insulin Pump and CGMS supplies. Nothing out of pocket, because on my Federal Blue Cross Blue Shield Secondary Insurance covers all rest.