Re: power wheelchairs, etc....Fort Myers News Press

[Guest guest]

The company's that advertise electric wheel chairs on television, will hire

busses and physicians, drive to retirement homes, then have the physicians sign

for the chairs. Medicare has rules where the chairs MUST only be used inside.

Not outside like the commercials show.

I had a medicare person laugh at me when I commented how I ride my scooter a

half mile to the grocery store.

I worte a check for my last scooter so I can use MY scooter anyway I darn well

please ! Time to email representatives / senators !

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> Messed-up regulations

> This upcoming election is without doubt the most important election of our

life.....

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[Guest guest]

I have had my scooter for the past 2 years.  I got it free through the MS

Societies " loan closet " .  They made a point to say it was temporary and  I

needed to actively pursue getting one through Medicare.  That was over a year

ago.  I don't know what I'd do if my scooter was repossessed.  The restrictions

for a Medicare scooter are what they are.  If your states MS Society has a " loan

closet " program check it out.

 

Mike Macchiarella

[Guest guest]

Mind if I share what you wrote (citing you of course!) on my blog Tom? And

'SirR', - seriously, we're not supposed to take our power chairs outside?!

in Nebraska

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> Messed-up regulations

[Guest guest]

?? " The following rules now apply to these power wheelchairs... " ??

I'm curious to know your source.

Where can these claims be verified?

What document can be cited?

KC

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> Messed-up regulations

> This upcoming election is without doubt the most important election of our

life.

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> The current administration is not only destroying Medicare but is also

destroying America.

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> I live my life in a wheelchair. The following rules now apply to these power

wheelchairs:

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> Previously, users of these wheelchairs got them free of charge; after they

paid Medicare small co-pay, they owned them outright.

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> But beginning this month, Medicare requires equipment providers to essentially

rent the wheelchairs to patients over a 13-month period.

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> At the end of that time, if a patient still meets the requirements for needing

and using the chair, he or she can keep the equipment with Medicare paying most

of the maintenance costs.

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> But if sometime during that 13-month period, the Medicare recipient is

confined to a nursing home or moves in with relative or otherwise switches

residences, he will probably lose the chair because the provider is required to

repossess it.

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> If the chair is repossessed, the user must reapply (an arduous process) to get

another chair.

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> The American Association for Homecare argues that these new Medicare rules

defy common sense and make it difficult for suppliers to offer power wheelchairs

at Medicare-approved rates.

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> The chairs have to be especially modified to meet the needs of an individual

user, so the idea that they can be repossessed and then reused by somebody else

is very impractical.

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> These self-serving politicians are decimating the fabric of our country.

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> Please vote out these incompetent people, in only for themselves.

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> Bayuk, North Fort Myers

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[Guest guest]

You can also get really nice scooters (power wheelchairs) for a decent price by

checking craigslist and other resources on-line. I am very fortunate to not need

a wheelchair at this time (and hopefully never), but my husband has been having

a problem with his foot and is trying to keep off of it as much as possible. He

decided to buy a power wheelchair and kept checking craigslist. Eventually we

ended up with a practically brand new power wheelchair for $650. This wheelchair

(I think it's called a Pronto M41 with SureStep), is supposedly worth at least

3-4 thousand dollars brand new. The guy who owned it before us bought it brand

new and he was very elderly and died shortly after he got it, so it was still in

brand new condition when we bought it (just last week). It can go approx. 25

miles on one charge, so we take it to theme parks with us when we take the kids.

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----- Re: power wheelchairs, etc....Fort Myers News Press

Date: Mon, 21 May 2012 02:20:39 -0700 (PDT)

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I have had my scooter for the past 2 years. & #65533;I got it free through the MS

Societies " loan closet " . & #65533;They made a point to say it was temporary and

& #65533;I needed to actively pursue getting one through Medicare. & #65533;That

was over a year ago. & #65533;I don't know what I'd do if my scooter was

repossessed. & #65533;The restrictions for a Medicare scooter are what they are.

& #65533;If your states MS Society has a " loan closet " program check it out.

& #65533;

Mike Macchiarella

[Guest guest]

I bought mine too! Even renting them is not affordable for some people. I

tried to rent one when mine was out of commission last month and the rental fee

was $150/day plus the cost of getting it to me!

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> > Messed-up regulations

> > This upcoming election is without doubt the most important election of our

life.....

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[Guest guest]

I meant $150/week!

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> I bought mine too! Even renting them is not affordable for some people. I

tried to rent one when mine was out of commission last month and the rental fee

was $150/day plus the cost of getting it to me!

[Guest guest]

Dear Group:

     I have been very blessed in this area and cant complain here. I'm a

vet. and I have been given a power wheelchair, a metal ramp outside of my home,

a power lift for the wheelchair on our van and a hospital bed. They have truly

helped me out.

Sincerely,

J. Brincefield

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To: mscured

Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 8:11 PM

Subject: Re: power wheelchairs, etc....Fort Myers News Press

 

I bought mine too! Even renting them is not affordable for some people. I

tried to rent one when mine was out of commission last month and the rental fee

was $150/day plus the cost of getting it to me!

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> > Messed-up regulations

> > This upcoming election is without doubt the most important election of our

life.....

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