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Subject: FW: DRASTIC CHANGES TO MEDICARE COVERAGE
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-----Original Message----- 
From: Ricardo Dalessandro [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 12:30 PM 
To: Roger McKowan 
Subject: Fw: DRASTIC CHANGES TO MEDICARE COVERAGE 
Importance: High 



Subject: DME: DRASTIC CHANGES TO MEDICARE COVERAGE 


> 
> National Council on Independent Living states... 
> 
> Drastic Changes to Medicare Coverage of Durable Medical Equipment (DME) 
> on the Horizon! If you think it's hard to get a power wheelchair from 
> Medicare now, just wait until the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 
> Services (CMS) implements their new Power Mobility Device Coverage 
> Policy, which drastically reduces reimbursement and eligibility for 
> power mobility equipment on November 15, 2006!  These reductions, 
> combined with new even more restrictive coverage criteria, will limit 
> and deny access to medically appropriate power mobility devices to 
> Medicare beneficiaries, and will prevent access to high-functioning 
> power wheelchairs for many people with disabilities! 
> 
> Failing to meet the mobility needs of people with disabilities has a 
> significant impact on the individual, states and taxpayers.  Inadequate 
> mobility devices will lead to dangerous and costly secondary 
> complications, limit independence and employment options, and deny 
> people with disabilities equal access to programs and services! 
> NCIL will be sending out an Action Alert on this pressing issue shortly! 
> 
> As a member of the Independence Through Enhancement of Medicare and 
> Medicaid (ITEM) Coalition, NCIL is actively opposed to these changes. 
> For more information, visit the ITEM Coalition Website at: 
> http://www.itemcoalition.org/press/pr/SummaryLCD_9-7-06.htm. 
> 
> The MED Group has an Action Center in opposition to these changes where 
> you can contact all key legislators and CMS officials directly here: 
> http://capitol.medgroup.com/.  Click on "Delay Medicare's 11/15/06 Power 
> Mobility Changes". 
> 
> 
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