tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16774010.post5698388938117703428..comments2024-01-25T17:58:34.297-05:00Comments on Scott's Web Log: Stripping Safely and What Medicare Has to Do With ItScott Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03286529314567223617noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16774010.post-9278849749839094482013-08-23T18:05:20.208-04:002013-08-23T18:05:20.208-04:00Scott - epic article. Love the way you back-up all...Scott - epic article. Love the way you back-up all the points with sources and facts. One wrinkle you might care to include is that the Boomers aging was are not the only thing driving DMEPOS reform. The rationale was more grounded in the 'dirty' world of Mail Order companies fraud and abuse of Medicare payments for Durable Madical Equipment etc. Florida in particular was home to many scam organizations that overbilled Medicare for supplies for patients that either did not need or were not using them. "Autoshipping" of test strips was in particular a technique used to ensure maximum revenue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16774010.post-47990885571763119552013-08-23T16:31:13.418-04:002013-08-23T16:31:13.418-04:00Scott, you talk about it like it's brand vs no...Scott, you talk about it like it's brand vs non-brand meters that are accurate, but my experience and my reading suggests that some of the cheapest meters (like Relion Prime) have done better in accuracy studies than some of the more expensive (like the Bayer meters).<br /><br />I do think that the FDA should do random tests of accuracy on strips arriving at pharmacies and take action.Jonahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961973384914389626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16774010.post-3560141273487495782013-08-22T09:46:03.598-04:002013-08-22T09:46:03.598-04:00Scott, thanks for spelling out the Medicare issue ...Scott, thanks for spelling out the Medicare issue here. Best write-up I've seen on it so far.StephenShttp://www.happy-medium.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16774010.post-76167936902721532722013-08-21T18:44:21.339-04:002013-08-21T18:44:21.339-04:00Thanks Scott!
Excellent and detailed write up as ...Thanks Scott!<br /><br />Excellent and detailed write up as usual.<br /><br />StripSafley just changed our Sample letter of encourage Congress members to sent an aide to the Sept 9 DTS meeting so they know first hand what is going on about accuracy. <br /><br />And we have this Twitter page to make it easy to Tweet a message about the meeting: <br />http://www.stripsafely.com/?page_id=516<br /><br />Best<br /><br />BennetBennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17411395744352827620noreply@blogger.com