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Diabetes Monitoring Supplies Benefit
Peoples Health plans include a diabetes monitoring supplies benefit, which covers Medicare-covered diabetes testing supplies to check blood sugar.
Members can have diabetes monitoring supplies delivered to their home by a durable medical equipment provider in our network, or buy certain approved brands of supplies from a network retail pharmacy.
Your provider may need to request prior authorization and/or write an order for supplies.
Contact us if you have questions about your plan’s diabetes monitoring supplies benefit.
At a retail pharmacy, there are two approved brands for standard glucose monitors and test strips from a retail pharmacy: Contour® and Accu-Chek®.
- Covered glucose monitors include Contour Plus Blue, Contour Next EZ, Contour Next Gen, Contour Next One, Accu-Chek Guide Me and Accu-Chek Guide.
- Covered test strips include Contour, Contour Plus, Contour Next, Accu-Chek Guide and Accu-Chek Aviva Plus.
- You can also get standard glucose monitors and test strips from a DME provider. Covered brands may vary.
Medicare has a specific list of continuous glucose monitors that are approved for coverage. Brands offered vary by provider.