my insurance won't cover power wheelchairs!!! :(

[Guest guest]

> I have been so bummed out since hearing about our ins. not

covering electric w/c's!

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Cindy, Submit the script to your insurance anyway, with a letter of

medical nessity. That letter can be written by your PT and signed by

your Dr, or written by the Dr. PT accually hold a little more

strength here. If/when you get a refussal letter, there will be

appeal instrutions in the denial letter. Then follow through with

the appeal. Dylan chair is going to be $10,000. We expect a refusal

too but the appeal should win the battle. The can pay, they just

don't want to. Cindy C.

[Guest guest]

> I have been so bummed out since hearing about our ins. not

covering electric w/c's!

*********************************************************************

Cindy, Submit the script to your insurance anyway, with a letter of

medical nessity. That letter can be written by your PT and signed by

your Dr, or written by the Dr. PT accually hold a little more

strength here. If/when you get a refussal letter, there will be

appeal instrutions in the denial letter. Then follow through with

the appeal. Dylan chair is going to be $10,000. We expect a refusal

too but the appeal should win the battle. The can pay, they just

don't want to. Cindy C.

[Guest guest]

> I have been so bummed out since hearing about our ins. not

covering electric w/c's!

*********************************************************************

Cindy, Submit the script to your insurance anyway, with a letter of

medical nessity. That letter can be written by your PT and signed by

your Dr, or written by the Dr. PT accually hold a little more

strength here. If/when you get a refussal letter, there will be

appeal instrutions in the denial letter. Then follow through with

the appeal. Dylan chair is going to be $10,000. We expect a refusal

too but the appeal should win the battle. The can pay, they just

don't want to. Cindy C.

[Guest guest]

Dear Cindy,

You state you have Medicare. Along with Medicare comes Medicaid. You get

Medicaid automatically without having to pay for it. I believe it is Medicaid

that covers the durable medical equipment like power chairs.

Of course I just read a news article yesterday saying how Medicaid/Medicare

is going through a major overhaul on it's decisions to cover power chairs.

Apparently they found there was a lot of fraud going on so in a typical knee

jerk reaction they are making it almost impossible for people who really need

them to get them.

The Government along with the SS system are very concerned right now about

how the heck they are going to cover all the baby boomers. This is what is

fueling all these assaults on lifestyles they feel cost them too much money. It

will also result in them really tightening their reigns.

I wish you the best of luck!

Hugs,

B.

HEDS, New Jersey, USA