You Snooze, You Lose: How Insurers Dodge The Costs Of Popular Sleep Apnea Devices - NPR

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Updated August 20, 2026

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Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) therapy

Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) may cover CPAP therapy if you're eligible:

https://www.medicare.gov/coverage/continuous-positive-airway-pressure-devices

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Read the full article:   You Snooze, You Lose: How Insurers Dodge The Costs Of Popular Sleep Apnea Devices - NPR

"Medicare, the government insurance program for seniors and the disabled, began requiring CPAP "compliance" after a boom in demand. Between 2001 and 2009, Medicare payments for individual sleep studies almost quadrupled to $235 million. Many of those studies led to a CPAP prescription. Under Medicare rules, patients must use the CPAP for four hours a night for at least 70 percent of the nights in any 30-day period within three months of getting the device. Medicare requires doctors to document the adherence and effectiveness of the therapy."

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California HMDR Exemptee Training Certification Course for Home Medical Device Retailers (approved by the California Department of Public Health - Food and Drug Branch)

For Designated Representative license applicants  -  Training programs, courses, classes, seminars:

     California (earn a training affidavit):

• CA Designated Representative Wholesaler Training - Available around-the-clock 24 x 7
• CA Designated Representative 3PL Training
• CA Designated Representative Reverse Distributor Training  
• The Designated Representative Institute

     Florida:

• Florida Certified Designated Representative - CDR Laws and Rules Examination Prep Course

For HMDR Exemptee license applicants  -  Training programs, courses, classes, seminars:

     California (earn a training completion certificate):

• CA Home Medical Device Retailer (HMDR) Exemptee Training Course
• The Exemptee Institute