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Hi Joan,
why should buy your own wheelchair, be any different than having a
wheelchair that Medicare bought. That's what I have and I think they help pay
for the
repairs but they would not pay for in the of the wheelchair itself even
though I had Medicare. It is a weird system. That is why my suppliers says
it
takes so long to get repairs because it has to go through Medicare system to
get repairs for the heart Blue Cross does not pay.
So sorry that you have to go through this. It is a crazy system and I would
think that you could feel this because you're now on Medicare and 65.
Maybe you can somehow change the system if you take it to court and get a
legal aid while you're if you qualify for one. That would be the only thing I
did recommend.
I had you that would Medicaid, go to court with the legal aid to move to a
different county and get the kind of care I needed, because Medicaid would not
cover my care because I had a tracheostomy.
Just a thought. I have legal aid lawyer through KU
. I also had to have 2 state representatives involved, and letters from all
my doctors. I know this is different with Medicare through the government.
After this battle I have had no trouble getting care.
I sure wish you good luck to get Medicare to pay for your repairs as I know
how expensive they are I think you have a Permobil. I don't know if Medicare
will buy another. My suppliers said it would be difficult to get another
Permobil with the new regulations. That would be good to ask the list if any
of them have for mobile through Medicare. I think I remember Mark mentioning
he was going to get one.
I sure hope it is possible, because I love mine. I would hate to have to
switch to another brand of wheelchair is this chair took away the back pain
that I was having previously in my old EJ with a reclining system, before they
had tilt & space. I have had this chair five years of may well not try to get
in each year yet with the new rules.
Dana
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