CMS on Nov.15 under a new policy will reduce Medicare reimbursements for power wheelchairs by about 35%, a move that might "force suppliers out of business and leave severely handicapped consumers" ...

You might think that if you’re 65 or older and need a wheelchair or electric scooter to get around, Medicare would automatically cover it. But, as with so many areas of Medicare, things aren’t quite ...

This article is adapted from STAT’s latest report, Decoding Medicare: 10 key coverage decisions and how they’re made. For years, patients and medical groups have advocated for Medicare to cover ...

An excellent article from The Washington Post puts those “Get a free scooter!” commercials in a whole new light. David A. Fahrenthold starts his story with the trial of a woman in Los Angeles accused ...

Power wheelchairs are unique medical devices that bring independence to thousands of senior citizens each and every day. However, Medicare power chairs have made the news recently not because of their ...

People with difficulty operating a manual wheelchair may benefit from an electric wheelchair, also called a power wheelchair. Under Original Medicare, Medicare Part B may cover the cost of an electric ...

Medicare pays 80% of the cost for a wheelchair or electric scooter if you need one to get around your house. Your doctor has to confirm that you need a wheelchair or scooter to function safely in your ...

WASHINGTON -- Medicare is refusing to pay for Andy Campbell's recently delivered $6,242 motorized wheelchair despite the advanced prostate cancer and heart disease that makes his every step painful.

Fraud schemes involving power wheelchairs have exposed Medicare's fat and vulnerable underbelly, according to an article in The Washington Post. "Since 1999, Medicare has spent $8.2 billion to procure ...

A Medicare demonstration that requires healthcare providers to request pre-approval before prescribing medical devices such as powered wheelchairs will get new life this fall. In all, 31 items were ...

LOS ANGELES — In the little office where they ran the scam, a cellphone would ring on Sonia Bonilla’s desk. That was the sound of good news: Somebody had found them a patient. When Bonilla answered ...

My daughter, Katherine, is 21 years old. She has cerebral palsy and has relied on a power wheelchair to move around the world since she was 5 years old. With summer in full swing, she likes to roll ...