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Tip of the Month: Know Your Insurance Benefits
Be aware of your insurance benefits! If you plan to utilize your health insurance for
purchasing your CPAP equipment, make it your responsibility to know what is and is not covered. By knowing and
understanding your own insurance coverage you eliminate the potential for
mis-communication between you and your equipment provider. You will also avoid charges that you were not
expecting or cannot afford. Every policy is different, so even if a co-worker
has the same carrier as you (e.g. United Healthcare), your coverage may differ
slightly.
If you have a high deductible or copay for sleep equipment, consider purchasing online at a lower price and submitting the bill to your insurance carrier yourself. Equipment purchased at a lower price means a lower out-of-pocket cost for you!
If you have any helpful tips that you would like to share with our readers, please email them to mhertel@ezcpap.com!
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Articles of Interest
"Sleep Can Reduce False Memories"
According to a study posted in the journal Learning and Memory and referenced by the National Sleep Foundation online, sleep can reduce false memories and increase the accuracy of episodic, short-term memory. To read the study abstract or learn more about how memory is consolidated during sleep, click here.
"Sleep may help us cope with
outside world"
MSNBC.com posted an article last month that addresses a theory for why we, and all other animal species for
that matter, sleep. Why we sleep has
been and still is a mystery, and scientists have been unable to establish a
universal function for sleep that crosses all species. According to the article, researcher Jerome
Siegel at the University of California at Los Angeles has proposed that the
primary function of sleep is to increase an animal's efficiency and minimize
its risk as it relates to its environment.
For the complete article, click here.
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Featured Product of the Month
Pad A Cheek Mask Accessories
Do you find that your headgear straps irritate the skin on your neck or
face? What about the forehead support or
nose bridge? Or maybe you just don't
like the headgear marks left on your face when you awake in the morning.
If any of these problems are affecting you, try the soft, comfortable,
micro fleece covers specially designed for all of the most popular masks by Pad
A CheekŪ. They are easy to install and
washable. Available in solid colors and
a moon/stars print.
For more information on Pad A CheekŪ products, click here.
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