I just received this urgent message from fellow diabetes advocate, Bennet Dunlap:
Tom:
Oregon is proposing a policy that risks the long-term health of people with type 2 diabetes. They would severely restrict Medicaid-funded strips. This jeopardizes the health of Oregon PWDs and sets a dangerous precedent for other states.
From the Change.org site petition by DiaTribe
At a recent meeting of Oregon’s Health Evidence Review Commission (HERC), the state panel recommended reducing access to test strips for people with type 2 diabetes on the Medicaid-funded Oregon Health Plan (OHP). A new plan would severely restrict access to strips for type 2 patients unless they are newly diagnosed, take insulin, or meet a few other special requirements. For people not taking insulin – which covers the vast majority, about 70% of all type 2 patients – those with an A1c above 8.0% would be entitled to one test strip per week, while those with an A1c below 8.0% would not be provided with any test strips at all.
Read what a real problem it is and sign the petition AND WE NEED TO DO IT TODAY AS THE DECISION IS SCHEDULED IN 2 DAYS —CLICK HERE.
This is such a dangerous and real problem…..and IN MY OPINION do not think that they will not be looking at checking/testing blood glucose numbers for T1 in the future. The precedent this sets should scare the daylights out of you.
PLEASE share this with everyone you know in thE diabetes world and click here to sign the petition and read more.
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