tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690084467070242215.post5940374528644076832..comments2024-03-27T00:53:59.599-04:00Comments on The Corner Booth: P.P.O. v. H.S.A. is Greater Than Or Equal To B.S.Mike Hoskinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551066714605052991noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690084467070242215.post-21730985249489372402010-06-02T15:30:17.288-04:002010-06-02T15:30:17.288-04:00You missed a few acronyms!! Try FSA and HRA (flex...You missed a few acronyms!! Try FSA and HRA (flexible spending account and health reimbursement account) to the list. My employer switched from United Healthcare to a NY-based plan last summer, and aside from brand new formularies, precert and preauth procedures, I also have a high-deductible plan, although my employer took some of the sting away by funding an HRA. The downside is that the Scott Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03286529314567223617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690084467070242215.post-20918894086702877212010-06-02T11:20:39.172-04:002010-06-02T11:20:39.172-04:00Be sure to check and see if you can get your pump ...Be sure to check and see if you can get your pump supplies under the major medical portion of you plan instead of the DME part. Every company that gave me a plan with a DME cap had the provision that pump supplies fell under major medical. Somewhere in the fine print, DME is usually defined as something that is "permanent" and pump supplies are disposable, like needles and syringes. Judihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09580431116496441711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690084467070242215.post-4456523125052821222010-06-02T08:26:51.827-04:002010-06-02T08:26:51.827-04:00We're getting ready to have some major changes...We're getting ready to have some major changes on our prescription program. So I'm nervous about that. But, what can we do? Can't live w/ 'em, can't live w/out 'em. <br />As for an HSA, I didn't even thing that they'd take a person w/ a chronic illness. I've not done a whole lot of research though... Good luck with all of the changes and the craziness. Blah.Carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09108867545803896885noreply@blogger.com