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Medicare Changes
Lawmakers may include a number of Medicare "fixes" in the jobs bill, now that the health overhaul bill has stalled, The Hill reports. They would include restoring Medicare provisions that expired Jan. 1 or are set to expire later this year. "Nursing ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:40:00 GMT
... GOP, the bill sponsored by Ryan and five other House members would seek to reduce the deficit and spur economic growth by cutting the tax rate on corporations, shifting future Medicare ... such as allowing people to invest money they would pay ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:37:00 GMT
That's even if President Barack Obama's health care overhaul wastes away in congressional limbo. Long in ... will soon start signing up for Medicare. "This does mark a pretty stark jump in the data," said Christopher Truffer of Medicare's Office of ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:50:00 GMT
I am so very upset right now. I called five different doctors' offices to try to find a doctor on the East Side of town. Not one of them is accepting new Medicare patients, even with co-insurance. Now, why is that? It's because Congress does not care ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:10:00 GMT
Employers will continue to demand lower rates in 2010 while medical costs rise. Medicare Advantage cuts will squeeze some profit margins. And a still-unresolved health care overhaul hangs over the industry. Aetna, UnitedHealth Group, WellPoint and ...
Publ.Date : Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:55:00 GMT
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Medicare Finalizes Revised
Eligibility Criteria for Power Wheelchairs
by Kay Lowe
Medicare announced revised eligibility criteria for power mobility
equipment. The new criteria are based on the functional ability to carry out
daily activities with and without use of power mobility equipment. The
requirement that the patient be "bed- or chair-confined" has been dropped. While
considered a positive move, advocacy groups are concerned that the new criteria
will leave out many who need such equipment. Changes in billing codes have also
been made and will take effect January 1, 2006.groups are concerned that the new
criteria will leave out many who need such equipment. Changes in billing codes
have also been made and will take effect January 1, 2006.
Medicare today announced changes in the coverage criteria used to determe
patient's eligibility for power wheelchairs and scooters. These changes come
after after a long period of meetings and hearings among Medicare, advocacy
groups and the power mobility industry. Under the revised criteria, patients who
need power mobility equipment no longer need be "bed- or chair-confined" as
required by current criteria. Instead, new elibigility criteria based on the
patient's functional ability to perform daily activites and care for themselves
will take effect immediately.
Advocacy groups, including the Restore Access to Mobility Partnership (RAMP)and
the Medicare Benefits Center, recognized this action by Medicare as a positive
move toward extending coverage to those who need mobility equipment. Both groups
expressed concern, however, that the newly-revised criteria continue to exclude
many who need power mobility equipment, particularly since Medicare retained
criteria requiring mobilty equipment be needed for use in the home.
Medicare's relaxation of criteria for eligibility for power mobility equipment
is relevant in light of a recently publicized study showing significant savings
for Medicare for those who receive power wheelchairs. According to the study,
Medicare recipients who were approved for power wheelchairs cost Medicare
several thousand dollars less in the three year period after receiving the
equipment. More complete information on this study can be
obtained at
http://power-wheelchairs.blogspot.com.
Further information on the revised Medicare criteria for power-operated vehicles
and power wheelchairs can be obtained at
www.Medicare.gov.
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