I can almost see why insurance and Medicare would want to know about the machine's use, though I have MAJOR privacy concerns about the method allegedly used. As a conservative I'm really upsset about the obvious waste and fraud I see in this program. My supplier seems interested only in how much stuff they can bill Medicare/insurance for, and my pulmonary M.D. seems to be getting wealthier and wealthier by prescribing as much equipment as possible. "Free" government money seems to invite corruption.
No doubt about that, but my and my wife's Medicare coverage is anything but free. If we had been allowed to put the money we paid in to Medicare since it became mandatory in the 1960's until retirement in 1997 in an interest-bearing account or a good stock brokerage firm, we probably wouldn't need any government assistance for our medical expenses. IMHO Medicare should be restricted to paying only for very costly medical treatments and/or devices that most working persons or families can't afford, and the Medicare tax rate should be reduced accordingly. However, since we both paid Medicare tax every year for 40 years I don't feel guilty about accepting reimbursement for our necessary expenses, emphasis on "necessary".