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Permalink Reply by Melinda Hertel on February 20, 2010 at 8:17pm

Any mask is covered by Medicare. However, if your DME is more concerned about their bottom line than about patient satisfaction, they might tell you that it is "not covered" by Medicare. ResMed is sometimes a little more expensive than other brands. And, some DME's get better deals with other manufacturers. So, even though Medicare will cover their cost of the ResMed mask, the profit isn't as high. I've had patients tell me that their DME told them Medicare "wouldn't cover" what our doctor ordered. We know that Medicare does and that they are just concerned about their profit.

Mike said:

I'll let Melinda respond also but i believe it is, in fact, covered by Medicare because Medicare only knows of it as a CPAP mask -- it doesn't distinguish whether it's a new or old model, good or bad. they just pay for it because they pay for CPAP masks generally.

Sonia S. said:

Hi Melinda,

That new Swift FX from ResMed sound like a good comfortable mask, which is what I'm looking for. Do you know if it's covered by Medicare?

Sonia

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Permalink Reply by Tim on February 21, 2010 at 8:02pm

I just ordered one, and I am now patiently waiting for the mail man to deliver it (I paid the extra seven bucks for Priority Mail). The last Swift I tried was horrendously noisy; I hope that this one is as quiet as ResMed claims.

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