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by Rebelgecko 993 days ago
Some insurance companies will take CPAPs away if they're not being worn for x hours/night at least y nights per month
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squeaky-clean 992 days ago
How much is a CPAP without insurance? Could you buy your own to get around this? Or is it some sort of prescription only situation.

Edit: I don't mean buying one without a sleep study etc. But if my doctor were to prescribe one that needed to tell my insurance my sleeping patterns or get taken back, could I just pay full price for a model I'd actually own?

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umeshunni 992 days ago
It's about $1000. I bought a second one (without insurance) so I have one while traveling and insurance only covers a single device / person.
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autoexec 992 days ago
If insurance companies are accessing this data are they selling it too?

I doubt they're selling the records directly, but if they use that data to learn things about you (your hours awake/asleep for example) they could sell that.

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