Insurance companies gouge on CPAP machines and consumables, use wireless modems to spy on your usage

My machine is rent-to-own. So, yeah insurance wants to make sure I’m using it for the first few months if they’re going to subsidize these payments until I own it.

I was told about the modem. I asked to read the privacy policy that describes what’s collected and who it’s shared with. Nope. No policy available. I was told I could remove the modem and just bring my data card into my follow-up appointments. It’s probably not an issue since there’s no reliable cell coverage from any carrier at my house. So the doctor gets the data from the data card and lets insurance know that I’m compliant with my treatment plan.

Yes, I could download Sleepyhead to study my data, but I have a little more faith that my doctor knows how to interpret it better than I and my internet searches could do. And if I really wanted the data, I could buy a smartphone and install a free app that talks Bluetooth to my machine to get and display the same data.