• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • About
  • A1Cs
  • Contact
  • Archives
  • Taming The Tiger
Scott's Diabetes

Scott's Diabetes

Helping you see your strength

Medicare’s Competitive Bidding Program

April 7, 2016 By Scott K. Johnson 8 Comments

A Medicare program designed to save money and make things easier for their beneficiaries with diabetes actually appears to have increased costs, increased hospitalizations, and even increased deaths.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services claims the program for diabetes testing supplies poses no health threat. However, a peer-reviewed journal article recently published in Diabetes Care (fee for full article access) shows otherwise (press release (3/2016)), (press release (12/2015, includes a free link to the white paper the published article is based on)).

Medicare CBP What

The image above is just a snippet of a great infographic from the Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition (DPAC) about this issue.

DPAC has assembled a resource page to help you better understand the competitive bidding problem and learn more about what you can do about it. DPAC also recently hosted the article’s author, Dr. Gary A. Puckrein, for an “Ask the Expert” webinar session where he describes the situation in great detail (watch the recording).

AskAnExpert-Puckrein-Recording

To put this all in a nutshell, when you start making treatment decisions outside of the doctor/patient relationship, it hurts people. Our government needs to call for the suspension of this dangerous program until safety measures can be put in place.

When you start making treatment decisions outside of the doctor/patient relationship, it hurts people.

DPAC has made it very easy to learn more and to let your representatives know how your feel.

SuspendCBPNow

This will take time and continued effort. Please don’t doubt the value of your voice to your representative. If you have diabetes or love someone with diabetes, please act now and help stop this dangerous program (it will take less than two minutes of your time).

We need every voice. We need your voice.

The Medicare Competitive Bidding Program must be suspended until a full and complete investigation can be completed and we know that people with diabetes are safe.

Filed Under: Advocacy, Blog Posts, I Support, Resources

guest
guest

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

8 Comments
Newest
Oldest Most Voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments

Primary Sidebar

Image of Scott K. Johnson
Scott K. Johnson

About Scott

Patient voice, speaker, writer, advocate. Living life with diabetes and telling my story. Patient Success Manager, USA for mySugr (All opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily represent the position of my employer).

Diagnosed in April of 1980, I recognize the incredible mental struggle of living with diabetes. Read more...

Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn

Tweets by scottkjohnson

Footer

DISCLAIMER & POLICIES
I am not a medical professional. Nothing on this site is medical advice and is not meant to replace medical advice. Contact your doctor for questions about your health. All opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily represent the position of my employer

Here are my advertising policies, disclosures & guidelines, privacy information, and terms & conditions.

  • He was the best I could ask for
  • #ScottsDeathRide 💀🚴‍♂️ – I rode 103.3 miles through Death Valley!
  • #ScottsDeathRide 💀🚴‍♂️ – weeks 13-15 – In a RUT!
  • #ScottsDeathRide – Raffle for sweet cycling gear!
  • #ScottsDeathRide 💀🚴‍♂️ – weeks 10-12 spokes and spikes

Copyright © 2021

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Cookie settingsACCEPT
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are as essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled

Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.