NoPlaceLikeHome Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 I am inclined to buy CPAP machine if feasible:) Are these machines expensive and are they reliable? Any recommendations as to which machines by brand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 My hubby has had two so far. Both were prescribed by dr.s and paid for by insurance. I didn't know that you could get them any other way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheryl Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Our insurance covered mine at 100% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 I seriously had to read your title several times before I realised the second letter of that abbreviation was a P!! :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairProspects Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 They are very expensive - the price just for the rental was around $1500. Fortunately we have insurance and they covered most of it, but we still paid several hundred. I don't even want to know what the cost of purchasing would have been. It probably depends on the kind of machine though, the new ones are pretty high-tech and have lots of functions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoPlaceLikeHome Posted April 29, 2011 Author Share Posted April 29, 2011 Apparently sometimes insurance will buy or rent them as with nebulizers. When we got a nebulizer for ds, at first the insurance wanted to rent it but I insisted that they buy it for us. So we paid co-insurance and the insurance paid for part. I think it would be better to buy as long as they are pretty reliable as our nebulizer is which has lasted 10 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoPlaceLikeHome Posted April 29, 2011 Author Share Posted April 29, 2011 I seriously had to read your title several times before I realised the second letter of that abbreviation was a P!! :lol::lol::lol: :lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoPlaceLikeHome Posted April 29, 2011 Author Share Posted April 29, 2011 My hubby has had two so far. Both were prescribed by dr.s and paid for by insurance. I didn't know that you could get them any other way. Did they last a long time as in many years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Did they last a long time as in many years? yes, they both still work but he is entitled to get a new one every third year so now he has one for home and a smaller one for travel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZooRho Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 dh bought his, at first they tried to do a rental but when he saw the cost of that vs buying it was no contest buying would be the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 I am inclined to buy CPAP machine if feasible:) Are these machines expensive and are they reliable? Any recommendations as to which machines by brand? We have one. Dh paid for it out of pocket, and insurance is suppose to pay him back IF he sends in the proper paperwork. :glare: But dh hasn't been able to do this. And soon it will be over a year since he got it, at which time I don't think they will ever pay us back for it. Oh, and he never got use to it and therefore doesn't use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieJ Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 I was DX hmmm..16 years ago. My first machine was still going strong a year ago, but the technology had changed enough that I bought a new machine. That was a good decision as the newer machine solved one of my issues that I didn't even know I was having. My insurance has changed over 15 years, but usually after the deductible is met for the year they pay some or all of it. I have read that some insurances want you to rent for a few months before they will pay for it, but then the cost of the rent should come off the total price at the end. That would be the only way I would ever agree to rent one. CPAP.com sells machines much much cheaper than your local Medical supply office will. I have also heard that some folks find them on Craigslist as PP mentioned sometimes folks get them and then never use them. So if you know what you want to buy that can be a great way to buy one. CPAPtalk.com is a great forum for getting advice on machines and everything CPAP for that matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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