| Insurance Co. | Will pay for this meter/strip | Comments |
| Advance PCS (drug card) |
Lifescan or Accu-chek |
May use other meter, but co-pay may be higher. |
| Advantra |
Lifescan |
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| Aetna |
Abbott or Lifescan |
May use other meter, but co-pay may be higher. |
| Amerihealth Mercy |
Bayer |
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| Capital Blue Cross |
Bayer or Lifescan |
May use other meter, but co-pay may be higher. |
| CareMark |
Lifescan or Accu-chek |
May use other meter, but co-pay may be higher. |
| Cigna |
Lifescan or Accu-check |
May use other meter, but co-pay may be higher. |
| Express Scripts |
Bayer or Lifescan |
May use other meter, but co-pay may be higher. |
| Federal BC/BS |
Any |
Co-pays may vary. |
| Freedom Blue (Medicare plan) |
Any |
Must use DME supplier/mail order - CANNOT get supplies through a pharmacy. |
| Future scripts (drug card) |
Bayer or Abbott |
May use other meter, but co-pay may be higher. |
| Gateway |
Lifescan or Accu-chek |
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| Geisinger Health Plan |
Lifescan |
Need letter of medical necessity to obtain meter.
May need to get through DME supplier. |
| Health America/ Health Assurance |
Lifescan |
Patient to call Member Services or call Patty Hodge (800)-788-6445 ext. 2507 for free meter. |
| Highmark Blue Shield |
Abbott or Lifescan |
Patient to call (866) 224-8892 for free Abbott or call (877) 764-5393 for free Lifescan meter.
Then patient gets strips/lancets via pharmacy or mail order.
May use other meter but co-pay may be higher. |
| HYN (Healthy York Network) |
Advocate meter |
Patient should obtain from HYN pharmacy (meter free and strips cost about $20 for 50) at 116 S. George St., Suite 101 (812-3020). |
| Independence BC |
Abbot and Bayer |
May use other meter, but co-pay may be higher. |
| Keystone |
Bayer or Lifescan |
May use other meter, but co-pay may be higher. |
| Mamsi |
Accu-chek |
May use other meter, but co-pay may be higher. |
| Medco (drug card) |
Lifescan or Accu-chek |
May use other meter, but co-pay may be higher. |
| Medicare |
Any |
After meeting $100 deductible, Medicare covers 80% of strips and lancets.
Will pay for 100 strips per month if patient uses insulin and 100 strips per 3 months if insulin is not used (may get exceptions if needed).
Prescription needs to be written (not phoned in) and needs to have ICD9 code and frequency of testing on it.
Not all pharmacies participate with Medicare so check details with your pharmacy. Most mail order suppliers work well with Medicare. |
| Senior Blue (PA) |
Bayer or Accu-chek |
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| South Central Preferred |
Bayer or Lifescan |
May use other meter, but co-pay may be higher. |
| Tricare |
Contour, Aviva, Freestyle Lite or Precision X-tra |
Note: must use these meters (note just a certain company) for lowest co-pay |
| Unison Health Plan (formerly MedPlus) |
Accu-chek or Lifescan |
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| United Healthcare |
Abbott or Lifescan |
May use other meter, but co-pay may be higher. |
| Veterans (in PA) |
Accu-chek Advantage meter ONLY |
Need to get supplies directly through VA facility |
| WellSpan Select |
Bayer or Lifescan |
May use other meter but co-pay may be higher. |
