Friday, December 13, 2024

Tag: Medicare

STOP MEDICARE ATROCITY

Medicare is moving fast to take away funding for complex mobility equipment like power wheelchairs. People rely on this equipment to go to school, take...

Wheelchair funding to be cut

To combat fraud, Medicare reducing reimbursements There is no question that Keith Copen needs his motorized wheelchair. The 59-year-old is paralyzed from the thighs down...

Spinal device easing agony

'Like a buzzing': 250 Utahns have taken advantage of the implanted stimulator Joshua Taylor spent half of his senior year in high school restricted to...

Negative pressure wound therapy: an option for hard-to-heal wounds

How Does NPWT Work? Two NPWT devices are primarily used in the United States: the V.A.C. (Vacuum Assisted Closure) Therapy system, offered by Kinetic Concepts,...

1-800-Wheelchair.com

Wheelchair Store - Direct to Consumer & Corporate Sales. Wheelchairs from $99.  Mobility Scooters from $589.  Accessories, Ramps, Bath Aids, Rollators & Rolling Walkers....

Progress Report: the ADA and Employment

July 26th, 2005 marks the 15th anniversary of an important date in history – the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Since the...

Join “Access to Mobility Call-In Day” Thursday, October 6, 2005

Act Today: Join "Access to Mobility Call-In Day" Thursday, October 6, 2005 On Thursday, October 6, 2005, individuals can join "Access to Mobility Call-In Day"...

The Medicare Maze

If you are newly injured and need information about Disability benefits, or if you're approaching age 65, and looking at retirement, then it might...

Switching to a Power Wheelchair

For many SCI survivors, recapturing independence is your single most significant achievement. You view any concessions to that independence ­ accepting more help, using...

Colostomies: A Radical Approach to Bowel Mangement

It freaks many people out, but to some spinal cord injury survivors, a colostomy is a perfectly reasonable way to manage those cranky bowels....