Hi, Gang....I'm trying to get a new powerchair, i'm new to the medicare process
because we have always had my own or wife's job insurance--my wife lost her job
of 14 years in December 2009. So I had to join a medicare plan.. I seen my
Doctor about a wheelchair and the DME did a evaluation Yesterday and Tomorrow I
go to a PT for an evaluation. What really has me kinda unhappy is that My
medicare insurance will only pay 80% of the total bill......I'm getting the
same type chair i've been in for 9years 3 months so far, it's getting old and
slow. My new chair will cost less than this one did ages ago BUT at the cost of
about $17,000 that will still leave me to pay about $3,400 --- man this will
take about 3 years probably to just pay my share but I guess that's the way it
goes..? The new chair will be an invare arrow much like my old ones style,
and has been pretty good to me. It's the basic rear wheel H frame style-----I
like the bounder like Greg
likes but my DME has limited dealers they work with. ( any comments feel free
to discuss this topic about chairs or medicare? ) Dan H. C-6 St. Louis,
Missouri Area going on 13 years post injury.
