My physician prescribed a ResMed CPAP device but when the home care company set me up, they delivered another unit. Are they all the same?
Specific CPAP devices may have been contracted between the homecare provider and your insurance company. “Formularies,” much like prescription formularies, allow for generic substitution. However, if your physician wrote a prescription for a specific type of CPAP and was not contacted to ask if it could be “substituted,” then you may have cause to insist upon the brand that the physician prescribed. In some cases, additional copays may exist.
