Iwould check personally w/ NJ Medicaid @ this and not rely on a seating
guy.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 3:32 PM
Subject: [QUAD-L] Medicaid's new program
regarding W/C ~ NOT good at all
OK, here's the story. I went to my seating guy about
possibly ordering a new power chair. He told me about a new (6 months old)
recycling program for Medicaid recipients. I can order a brand new power chair
BUT they will send me what they have in their storage instead. For instance: I
could say I want a 2005 Invacare Action and they will pull out of their
warehouse an Invacare Action and give it to me as my "new" chair regardless of
what year it was made! I can refuse it but the process is VERY long and
dragged out with no garentee's. AND once you accept the new or newer chair,
they come and take your old chair to be recycled. So now you don't have a back
up.
My seating guy told me of a long time power w/c user that
order a chair and Medicaid sent her a 10 year old power chair! They can't even
fix it if something goes wrong with it because it's so old!
My seating guy suggested since my other chair is 12 years
old that I should upgrade my "new" 5 year old chair including adding on a
tilt.
So, that's the story in New Jersey's Medicaid wheelchair
recycling program.
Bobbie
