Re: [QUAD-L] coverage for new powerchairs---private and or medicaid

Apria told me that if you have private insurance that they pay for all of the chair, Medicare and Medicaid does not pay anything. I don't know if that is true with all companies, but it was just lucky that my claims had been enough that I did not have to pay anything towards the chair.

Re: [QUAD-L] coverage for new powerchairs---private and or medicaid

In a message dated 3/30/2007 3:09:19 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: That was three years ago, it could have changed. Dana Everything has changed several times in the last 3 years. CMS, has all new rules and requirements designed to prevent fraud. W

RE: [QUAD-L] coverage for new powerchairs---private and or medicaid

-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 4:09 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] coverage for new powerchairs---private and or medicaid Apria told me that if you have private insurance that they pay for all

RE: [QUAD-L] coverage for new powerchairs---private and or medicaid

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[QUAD-L] coverage for new powerchairs---private and or medicaid

You and your son are both victims of CMS policy to fight all the fraud from the past with Powered Wheelchair Devices. CMS, set the policy and the insurance industry seems to be copying the policy. Once again to qualify for payment those who feel the need must have #1 an RX by a medical

[QUAD-L] coverage for new powerchairs---private and or medicaid

Hi all, I been trying to get approved for a new powerchair, my one I got now is going on 6 years old, my wife's Company private group insurance bought my last one giving me no choice or say so in the chair they picked and paid over 18,000 for my Invacare Arrow, It is starting to have some

Re: [QUAD-L] coverage for new powerchairs---private and or medicaid

Mark Smith aka Wheelchair Junkie, has a pretty good posting at his website that deals with government insurance and electric wheelchairs. In order to get a replacement, you need a doctor, that specializes in rehab medicine to issue an order for a new chair. You will also require a new

Re: [QUAD-L] coverage for new powerchairs---private and or medicaid

My son John is on Medicare and private insurance and also Medicaid. Humana paid for his first one in 2002 before he got on Medicare. I don't like Medicare, they won't pay for anything. He just got a new power wheelchair in October. Medicare paid some on it and turned it down. we wrote