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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.
http://www.health-infosource.com/power_wheelchairs.html
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