Doc says I need one.
Ok, so, he writes a prescription for one and his office asks me if I have a preference for a supplier. I say not really and.. acouple days later I get a call from some place that says they had been contacted by my doctor.
They ask me a couple questions about my medical coverage,,,,then call back a few hours later and...
They tell me my Medicare Advantage plan will pick up 80% of the cost and I have to pay 20%, which comes to $19.99 - which I will have to pay to the driver when he drop off the equipment. Then they want to know when a good time is to drop off the equipment.
Whoa....hold the oxygen horses here...you say I have to pay $19.99 - 20%. Is that it? a one time charge of $19.99? Exactly what is it I'm getting, how big is it, what brand name is it? Etc, etc,etc,..sounds like a pig in a poke to me!
Turns out the $20 a month is my part of the cost per month for a 5 year rental. I get online and see these oxygen concentrators sell for anywhere from $699 to $2500 - - so I'm paying $6000 for one?????
Actually, they want me to pay $6000 for something I have no idea what it is I'm getting.
Anyone have any words of wisdom they can share with me as far as what direction I should go and/or is there some place on the web I can go to and read up on these things - - - that isn't just a "sales pitch"? There's a lot of hits when I Google oxygen concentrator, but, all of them are come ons to buy from them.