Making Coverage of Test Supplies Mandatory

Here’s one thing that really bugs me about being diabetic: insurance companies that don’t cover testing supplies. That seems to go against common sense for me. Wouldn’t it be in the best interest of the insurance company to encourage diabetics to remain as healthy as possible? Wouldn’t they want to help diabetics avoid complications as much as they could?

Complications not only prevent diabetics from living a more normal life, they also cost money. I would think insurance companies would want to prevent that. Maybe the answer to that would be legislation.

In Ohio, for example, where approximately one in ten people are diabetic “insurance companies are under no obligation to cover supplies for people with diabetes.” Thankfully, the Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland has been trying to change that, but “the measure has died each time it was brought up.” It is being brought up one more time are people are hopeful it goes through. Let’s hope so anyway. Maybe even other states would follow suit.

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