Medicare Limiting Lipid Profiles

[noname]

x-no-archive: yes OH BOY .. just got a bill from the lab who
does my blood work every 3 months. ($81) for years. My
cardio has always ordered these tests.. We're in the middle
of changing meds. I can NOT take ANY statins .so, we're
trying a lot of work arounds. Bottom line, Medicare will
ONLY cover THree Lipid Profiles a YEAR :( SOOO .. haven't I
read or seen a Cholesterol or Lipid Profile 'kit' advertised
for sale at a drugstore ? if I did, wonder how accurate they
are ? gosh, I wasn't expecting this : ( TIA Anita in Houston

[Hawki63]

>Subject: Medicare Limiting Lipid Profiles
>From: noname@void.com
>Date: 6/14/2004 12:53 PM Pacific Daylight Time
>Message-id: <40CE02D0.143C5D53@houston.rr.com>
>

>Medicare will ONLY cover THree Lipid Profiles a YEAR :(
>SOOO .. haven't I read or seen a

every 4 months is still probably more than you need....

unless one is new to therapy..or having problems...twice a
year is adequate...

my h.o.

hawki.....

[Listener]

On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 19:53:04 GMT, noname@void.com wrote:

>x-no-archive: yes OH BOY .. just got a bill from the lab
>who does my blood work every 3 months. ($81) for years. My
>cardio has always ordered these tests.. We're in the middle
>of changing meds. I can NOT take ANY statins .so, we're
>trying a lot of work arounds. Bottom line, Medicare will
>ONLY cover THree Lipid Profiles a YEAR :( SOOO .. haven't I
>read or seen a Cholesterol or Lipid Profile 'kit'
>advertised for sale at a drugstore ? if I did, wonder how
>accurate they are ? gosh, I wasn't expecting this : ( TIA
>Anita in Houston
>

Don't you and your cardio think 3 tests per year (as covered
by Medicare) is sufficient, even with med changing?

I've never use one of those kits. But I am curious: why
can't you take a statin?

L.