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PECOS Implementation Delay is Good News

On Wednesday CMS (Medicare) announced that they will be delaying the implementation of Phase 2 of Medicare’s Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) program until January 3, 2011.
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The Gas Station Guessing Game

I remember the day when people used to pump gas for customers-at what they called “service stations”. The key to that business was just that, service. Today’s “Self Service” business model reduces costs for the businesses, but ignores the fact that some of us actually need service.
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  • Nearly all gas stations today are self service.
  • The ADA (42 U.S.C. 12181) states that all self-service gas stations must pump gas for customers with disabilities when there is more than one employee on duty.
  • Limited access to gas limits access to transportation, employment and independence

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Health Care Reform Coming to Vote in House

The House is about to vote on their health reform bill. The time to call and have your voice heard in support of people with disabilities and health care is NOW.
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  • Includes Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act

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At last - Shorter Wait for Social Security Disability Benefits

Good News: If you are – or know someone — applying for Social Security disability benefits, the waiting time for a decision is likely to be shorter rather than longer.
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  • Shorter waits for Social Security to act on disability applications
  • First improvement in Social Security waiting time in a decade
  • Recession threatens to overwhelm the recent improvements

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Will Health Care Reform Cover Wheelchairs and other Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, and Supplies?

People with disabilities depend on wheelchairs and other DMEPOS. That’s why we have worked tirelessly to make sure that coverage of DMEPOS will be required of all health insurance policies offered through the insurance exchange contemplated by health care reform bills.
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  • DMEPOS stands for "Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies".
  • Congressional committees do not agree on coverage of DMEPOS.
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Health Care Reform May Yet Include a Public Option for Health Insurance

Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) is quoted in a 9-21-09 article in “The Hill” that a public option may still be included in health care reform. He indicated that that there may be enough Senate votes for a public health insurance option in health reform if a trigger is put into place.
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