I was talking to my doctor, and he told me that an air purification system would make a big change in my husband’s emphyzema. He said that nothing would cure the emphyzema, but he would be more comfortable if the air in the house was cleaner. The easiest way to achieve cleaner air was to have the ductwork cleaned and an air purification system installed. We knew the air purification system was not within our budget. We were barely making it with the rising prices. He told us he he thought our Medicare may cover the cost of the air purifier. I had never heard of such a thing, but I was willing to pursue it. I called my Medicare company and told them my doctor gave my husband a prescription for an air purification system. She asked what the diagnoses was, and I told her he had emphyzema. She asked for my phone number and told me she had to do some research, because she had never heard of an air purification system being a prescription. The next day, I got a phone call from the insurance company. She said they wouldn’t pay for the installation of the air purification system, but they would pay for the air purification system itself. They would also pay a portion of the cost of the HEPA air filters. I called the doctor and told him what the insurance company said. He sent the prescription for the air purification system to the insurance. All I had to do was call the HVAC company and make sure they would accept the insurace for the whole-home air purification system.