It may come down to money. If each patient was allowed to do the fine tuning to their scs units maybe the ins. companies would look at this in a way that the co. rep/tech is not needed so the expense cost should go down in price. I am sure the Med companies that make these units may look at this as a liability issue. They know that this should be something that most folks could do them selves and would gladly do it. It is all about the bucks and how much they can charge the ins co each time it needs to be adjusted the first year 5-6-7 times X's $150.00 per on the low side X's a thousand a month. This is big money for the med companies. They need to justify the cost of the rep/tech.

Their are a lot of 10 year old geeks out there that could do the fine tune adjustments without any problems for a pop or burger.

If you own a smart phone and have to download apps. on the phone it is very similar to programming a scs. You just need to take your time the first few times until you feel comfortable doing it.

Just a thought and my 2 cents.