Thanks for the great link, Lori! It explained the situation very
well. The policy makes sense and I totally agree with it.
Dan
At 12:10 AM 1/25/2011, Lori Michaelson said something that elicited
my response:
Thank you W. But I believe you just made a premature GENERAL
statement that Medicare (CMS) is NOT paying for power chairs like
they did before but are renting them for 24 months. There is only a
speck of truth to that.
Knowing what I know right now, and after reading W's statement
earlier today (Monday) I wanted this information in writing so I
sought to pursue it myself in the meantime (while also asking W for
written sources of this information).
Five or six months ago I had heard something SIMILAR to what W was
saying but it was about a person without a spinal cord injury who
had eventually found out that there are certain "groups" that
wheelchairs fall into as well as individual disability diagnosis.
People with traumatic spinal cord injuries DO NOT fall into a group
whereby Medicare and Medicaid pays differently now.
I believe W's premature erroneous GENERAL statement was based on the
information that "Group 2" power chairs are not paid for like they
used to be but they are rented out for 13 months and then the
individual has the "purchase option" for the chair. These chairs are
for individuals with disabilities like cerebral palsy, multiple
sclerosis, etc.
"Group 2" power chairs do not include those chairs required for
individuals like ourselves.
WE require "complex rehab power chairs" which fall into the category
of "Group 3 base" chairs . Therefore they are still considered a
purchase item for Medicare and Medicaid. And to qualify for one of
these group 3 bases... individuals need to qualify after being
diagnosed with a traumatic injury like those with paraplegia or quadriplegia.
This is explained in further detail in the link below my name and
many other sources.
Further, over the last year, this is not the FIRST TIME I have heard
a generalized statement about Medicare and what it is or is not
going to do. And not just about wheelchairs. This is scary because
it gets passed around quite quickly and people get on the bandwagon
and then MISINFORMATION is spread rapidly. And, as we all know, a
lie can spread itself halfway around the world before the truth can
get its shoes on. Sadly to say. :-(
The moral to this : ALWAYS BEWARE of a SINGLE source.
Lori
<http://www.cdapress.com/news/healthy_community/article_6e3ca5f7-c719-597b-a599-8a73ea046b8e.html>http://www.cdapress.com/news/healthy_community/article_6e3ca5f7-c719-597b-a599-8a73ea046b8e.html
On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 3:05 PM,
<<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> wrote:
And Lori is the person who always knows the nicest thing to say at
the right time.......
Yes, Pride worked with Motion Concept, up until a few years ago when
Pride developed
their own comfort system.
Let me toss another cream pie into the crowd, if I may. How many of
you knew about CMS's new policy of NOT paying for electric
wheelchairs as before. Now they only rent them for 24 months.
Best Wishes
In a message dated 1/24/2011 3:57:46 P.M. Central Standard Time,
<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] writes:
W always has the ability to eloquently say things and describe
things in a short detailed e-mail.
So, everything W said was right.
But I will also add the importance of knowing that MOTION CONCEPTS
works with both Quantum power chairs (made by Pride Mobility) and
Invacare power chairs. And MOTION CONCEPTS, along with Pride
Mobility and Invacare both work together (along with your wheelchair
vendor or provider) to seat you correctly. Your wheelchair vendor
or provider SHOULD WORK WITH YOU to achieve the entire sitting
options (from wheelchair backs to the proper seating, etc. etc.
etc.) APPROPRIATE FOR YOU.
And don't let them give you excuses!
Having them both work together gives you countless or thousands or
unlimited possibilities for correct seating! It is just so hard,
with everything available, to know exactly what will work for us NOT
ONLY THE DAY WE TRY IT but for X. number of years later.
Lori
On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 12:19 PM,
<<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> wrote:
It is most difficult to adjust piping in a poured concrete floor,
once the concrete has dried.
Same could be positioning evaluation, after you have received your
present Quantum Chair. It may not be impossible, just very
difficult. Seating and Positioning Evaluations should only be done
by licensed and certified Occupational Therapist with Seating &
Positioning Certification. The order after the evaluation goes with
the order for the seat base. Hoping to do this after the base has
been built, along with the seat, makes it that more difficult. I
always contact Mark Smith at Pride Mobility with the serial number
of your chair to determine if the seat assembly can be changed or
modified on the base.... before I precede.
Mark can be reached directly
at <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]
Mark is a Product Manager in the Quantum Division at Pride.
Remember, the impossible only takes longer....
Best Wishes
In a message dated 1/24/2011 12:50:23 P.M. Central Standard Time,
<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] writes:
I have a Quantom 600 wheelchair with a roho cushion since April of
this year. I am having a lot of trouble with the way I'm sitting I
always feel like I'm slipping for ward and my husband has to help
push me up. I have always sat in a smaller chair (Nutron) but
getting older (66) so decided to get ac hair that tilts and has
automatic legs. I called Armed for a seating evaluation but they
are just sending the gentlemen that gave me this chair and he
already said he doesn't know what to do...I sit on a small roho
because the big one is no good with my balance...any suggestions on
what I can do to be able to sit without the feeling of slipping?
What can I say to the representative that will be coming to my
house? Thanks in advance.
Carolyn 46 years post c3/4
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Lori
Age - 46
C4/5 complete quad, 31 years post
Tucson, AZ
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Lori
Age - 46
C4/5 complete quad, 31 years post
Tucson, AZ
