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CPAP.com Unlike 98% of the industry, we sell CPAP equipment for cash prices. This means that you, not the insurance company, are the respected and valued custo
by johnnyg 11y ago
CPAP.com
Unlike 98% of the industry, we sell CPAP equipment for cash prices. This means that you, not the insurance company, are the respected and valued customer.
The "cash CPAP" space means:
1. A market incentive to build people first instead of billing code first products.
2. A market comfort items that would never be produced in a billing code world.
3. A system where it pays to pick up the phone and know all about the product you are selling, which is different from the model where I ship it, bill it and don't get paid to support it.
4. $189 CPAPs (way cheaper than your copay and deductible through insurance) and $1000 machines (way better than what an insurance provider could give you profitably). The best of both worlds, whatever you need it available.
Insurance is great for heart surgery and awful for OTC and sub $1000 medical products. We don't think that change is understood in our healthcare debate and we've built a sustainable market that is the change we want to see.
When we're done, people with Sleep Apnea will have access to buy CPAP stuff like they buy Amazon stuff and they won't think twice about it. It'll "just" work and be nothing special. That may not be as sexy as building a drone or going to Mars, but fixing a chunk of healthcare is difficult and worth it. If we can do it, and we will do it, we'll have a huge and lasting impact.
- danieltillett 11y agoDo you need a doctors prescription to buy?
- johnnyg 11y agoYes, but with your permission we will request one from your doctor at no charge. It is baked into the order process.
- ChrisDutrow 11y agoI tried to buy a CPAP the other day. Had to get one off craigslist. I thought it was weird that you can't just go buy one from the store.
- bbcbasic 11y agoI have a suggestion that you replace the box+ basketball image with box + a product you sell, so that dumb people like me who look first then read later don't think it is a sports site. :-)
- cockles 11y agoDo you have any insight into how 1800cpap can offer 5 swiftfx pillows for $25?
- johnnyg 11y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resale_price_maintenance https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resale_price_maintenance No one talks about it but the Supreme Court neutered the disruptive power of the Internet with this foolish decision. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leegin_Creative_Leather_Products,_Inc._v._PSKS,_Inc https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leegin_Creative_Leather_Prod....
- shanecleveland 11y agomedical device insurance billing is crazy. Appears slanted toward covering unnecessary, overpriced equipment. Cannot get a $100 device covered, even though it may be the ideal treatment, so may as well buy this $1000 device that is covered, even though you don't need it.
- anotherevan 11y agoJust did a quick price comparison of provents and masks compared to my local supplier here in Australia, and even with the high shipping cost the prices are comparable. While I would still get the machine itself from the local supplier for the ongoing support and biannual assessment, this looks like it could be pretty good for the consumables. Good work!
- ibash 11y agoI've used this! Thank you!