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One of the big problems with getting elected officials to pass user friendly laws that involve Medicare wheelchairs is getting the honorables to understand some wheelchair basics. 
A recent article in Cleveland.com discusses how the health care reform bill will affect the elderly and people with disabilities who use wheelchairs, walkers, oxygen and other medical devices?
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. With the explosion of online buying opportunities why shouldn’t I get the best deal and purchase my equipment and supplies on line? Generally speaking, the lower the price, the fewer the services that are available. The caution is buyer beware. People with disabilities have won an important victory in the Federal District Court, Eastern District of New York, but it may be in danger.
MoreWhat is the 1999 Olmstead Decision?The Court ordered New York to provide integrated housing and services to 4,300 people with mental illness who are unnecessarily segregated in large institutions known as “adult homes.” Unless Congress acts, people on Medicare who need wheelchairs and other durable medical equipment will soon have a harder time getting the equipment they need.
The Affordable Health Care for America Act (HR 3962) was unveiled October 29th by Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). It has a win for the disability community: health insurance purchased through the proposed insurance exchange must cover wheelchairs and other durable medical equipment. In an effort to help pay for health care reform, the Senate Finance Committee included a $40 billion tax on medical devices that manufacturers would have to pay to the federal government over 10 years.
Like a skilled pickpocket’s distraction, government offers independence with one hand while the other hand robs you of it.
MoreDenied A WheelchairLike many Americans who are wheelchair users you may likely be faced with the fact that at some time you will be denied a wheelchair by Medicare, or maybe you already have been.
MoreDENIED by Mark C. SullivanBack in the spotlight: in the home restriction |
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