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How hard is it to upgrade with Medicare ?
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How hard is it to upgrade with Medicare ?
I’m eligible for a machine replacement with Medicare, I would like to get a Vauto to try to tame some periodic breathing. My thought is trying to ask my PCP to fax a script to my DME along with a certificate of medical necessity, and maybe a few Oscar charts as documentation.  I will have her write the script and include ( disperse as written) Resmed Aircurve 10 Vauto.  Do you think it will work?  If she goes along with my plan. Rolleyes
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RE: How hard is it to upgrade with Medicare ?
Medicare will require a recent sleep study even if you are a long time user to prove that you need a machine. It is up to your doctor to "justify" and prescribe your machine. Given that Medicare should not be an issue. How much you pay may depend on what, if any, supplemental insurance you have.
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RE: How hard is it to upgrade with Medicare ?
Thanks Gideon! If Medicare is going to require another sleep study I will probably just use Supplier #1 or pick up a used one. I was hoping my PCP could just send a script and documentation stating that it would benefit me. O well.
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