Ditto as Danny as far as the reclining option on my Permobil M 300 in September 2011 and the price of the entire chair was $32,000 I think. Medicare covered that but I had to pay the 20% that Medicare did not pay and had to pay the full $5000 for the recline option.
On Tue, Dec 27, 2016 at 7:32 PM, Danny Espinoza <da...@immortaldesigns.co> wrote: > I had to pay out of pocket for mine on my Permobil m300. > -Danny > > > > *From:* greg [mailto:g...@eskimo.com] > *Sent:* Tuesday, December 27, 2016 4:51 PM > *To:* quad-list@eskimo.com > *Subject:* [QUAD-L] New Chair > > > > I finely started the new chair process. I just kept putting it off. Cost > to darn much, I owe 20%. They told me Medicare no longer pays for seat > elevator or faster motors. So that's even more for me. I have AARP Medicare > Replacement. Covers a bit more, but same rules for durable medical. > > > > Was anyone able to get seat elevator or faster motors covered? If so, what > need did you use? > > > > I never tie down, I sit sideways behind the seat. Now my motors auto break > is so warn out, I roll a lot. We had to hit the breaks hard coming home. I > was too much at an angle and rolled into the back of the seat. Snapped my > joystick right off. All the screws just snapped. Luckily I had 1 extra > screw at home. Supposed to use 4. > > > > The new chairs sound pretty good. Said it could have a USB, and the > joystick can operate remote controls. Very cool. > > > > Greg > -- "Petting, scratching and cuddling a dog could be soothing to the mind and heart and deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer." ~Dean Koontz
