Medicare not paying for catheters

17 years 2 months ago #3323 by Patricia
Medicare not paying for catheters was created by Patricia
I need to hear from 65yr olds out there who are trying to get Medicare to pay for their catheters. Their protocall is really old and outdated...they've never heard of an Indiana Pouch....they think we all have external pouches. My protests and my doctors protests have gone unheeded and a form letter sent back each time......only 4 caths allowed a month!!! PLEASE.........I have a prescription so i don't have to re-use them and my doctors said don't re-use them if you can afford it...you'll never have a kidney infection if you do...even the packaging says "DO NOT RE-USE".........i know you can wash them twirl them around and spray whatever comes out all over your bathroom and hope that you've gotten all the muucus out.......but why ... thats dumb.......You can't see if a red cath is clear of muucus...the clear ones are $l.l0 more than the red ones....but point is manufacturer says "DO NOT Re-USE".....I need support to take on these guys. Even tho i have secondary insurance they won't pay what Medicare won't pay......I'm on social security which isn't much. Anybody out there willing to fight with me? Its discriminatory to women as they are the ones who have the Indiana Pouches. Pat

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