[QUAD-L] Medicare/Medicaid wheelchair issue
An acquaintance of mine sent me this e-mail. Since I am not familiar with Medicare or Medicaid, I thought I would send it to you guys for some advice. I appreciate your help. Quadius My friend Matt Heimbach who has been in long term care for 3 years here in Tampa is moving to Colorado this month. Problem is that the issue/obstacle with Matt's wheelchair is that the facility in Tampa does not want to release his chair that is here. They say it is the facilities and his mom is going back and forth with them arguing that it was paid for by Medicare/Medicaid?? So in lies the rub... I thought if Matt did buy the chair through Medicare, then he should be allowed to take the chair. It fits him physically and a regular wheelchair is not really an option with his condition. Let me know your thoughts or suggestions ...
Re: [QUAD-L] Medicare/Medicaid wheelchair issue
He should read his contract with the facility. They are notorious for such tricks. If it says the chair is theirs in the contract, he needs a lawyer because Med/Med is supose to provide for him, not them. Just because a lawyer wrote it and he signed it does not make it a legal action. Best of Luck, john From: Quadius quad...@gmail.com To: Quad-liST quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 3:49:28 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] Medicare/Medicaid wheelchair issue An acquaintance of mine sent me this e-mail. Since I am not familiar with Medicare or Medicaid, I thought I would send it to you guys for some advice. I appreciate your help. Quadius My friend Matt Heimbach who has been in long term care for 3 years here in Tampa is moving to Colorado this month. Problem is thatthe issue/obstacle with Matt's wheelchair is that the facility in Tampa does not want to release his chair that is here. They say it is the facilities and his mom is going back and forth with them arguing that it was paid for by Medicare/Medicaid?? So in lies the rub... I thought if Matt did buy the chair through Medicare, then he should be allowed to take the chair. It fits him physically and a regular wheelchair is not really an option with his condition. Let me know your thoughts or suggestions ...
Re: [QUAD-L] Medicare/Medicaid wheelchair issue
Contact the State Medicaid office,, not the regional office. When they give you the extension number try durable equipment for your answers. They will be able to see if Medicaid ever bought him a chair and the date it was purchased. If they did buy it,,then it is his. If they didn't he can get a new chair fitted by a physical therapist and a provider. Good luck and hope this helps. Kathy **Worried about job security? Check out the 5 safest jobs in a recession. (http://jobs.aol.com/gallery/growing-job-industries?ncid=emlcntuscare0002)
