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mamamama
Joined: 02 Aug 2005
Posts: 56
Location: Raleigh, NC


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was saying today on the radio that he quits breathing 47 times a minute, and Blue Cross and Blue Shield said that it was NOT ENOUGH for them to pay for a CPAP machine.  HOLY BUCKETS.  How many times a minute do you have to stop breathing for them to pay?  That is almost once a second!!!!!
Fri Dec 02, 2005 9:06 pm
Ridge Runner
Joined: 22 Aug 2005
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Location: Virginia


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I had relatively few apnea events on my sleep study (in the "mild" range), and Blue Cross paid for my CPAP therapy!

47 times a minute?  I'm as skeptical as you are, Mamamama.  I'd believe 47 times an hour, however.
Fri Dec 02, 2005 9:20 pm
Shercahn
Joined: 09 Oct 2005
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Location: NC


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I'm a BC/BS member with an AHI of 6.3 NREM and 15.3 REM and they are paying for my treatment.  We don't know the whole picture for him either.  BC/BS requires the Epworth Sleepiness Test and if you don't score a certain number or higher, they won't pay according to my sleep lab.


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