Ken means that medicare is cutting the price they will pay for power
chairs. For instance mine was about 7,000, and they will now only pay
3,000! which means the more severely disabled will not get the chairs they
need to live actively in the community. 

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> [Original Message]
> From: Kathleen Salkin <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 12/27/2006 3:07:37 AM
> Subject: Re: Medical Alerrt
>
> Sorry, I'm not sure what you meant by this remark, Ken.
>
>
> Thanks for clueing us in, Mike.  As I have said, I have no experience  
> whatsoever with Medicaid programs so that was new to me.  My friend  
> works with people who are elderly and thus use Medicare and not  
> Medicaid.
>
> Where in NC are you living now?
>
> Kat
>
>
> On 26 Dec 2006, at 23:29, ken barber wrote:
>
> hmmm, amazing that they can be so sensable on this and
> be so far off on the chairs.
>
> --- Mike Collis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > I don't know, Kat.  NC has a program called CAP,
> > which is Medicaid funded.
> > I have an alert system from them.  I live on my own,
> > with assistance from
> > aides, and I really appreciate NC's program.  I now
> > live in Asheville.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Cerebral Palsy List
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> > Kathleen Salkin
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2006 4:40 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: Medical Alerrt
> >
> > We are talking about two different kinds of
> > coverages here - of
> > course I don't know about SSI and Medicaid (I assume
> > that's what you
> > mean) but Medicare doesn't cover it, and neither
> > does health
> > insurance.  Long-term care insurance is a  policy
> > you purchase to
> > cover future costs incurred in a long-term facility
> > such as an
> > assisted-living facility or a nursing home, and the
> > medical alert
> > systems are usually considered long-term care
> > expenses, not health
> > care expenses.
> >
> > I feel as if I'm muddying the waters here so I'll
> > let Mag or Kendall
> > take it from here.
> >
> > Kat
> >
> >
> > On 26 Dec 2006, at 16:34, Anthony Arnold wrote:
> >
> > Thanks for checking into this so fast, but let's use
> > me as a example,
> > and I
> > have cerebral palsy, and let's say I haven't worked
> > a day in my life,
> > and
> > all I was on was SSI and Medical Assistance, would
> > MA pay that?  For
> > somebody such as my father, who will have worked for
> > 45+ years, he is
> > going
> > to likely have a better policy than somebody such as
> > myself.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Anthony
> > www.anthonyarnold.net
> > (I blog)
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Cerebral Palsy List
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> > Behalf Of
> > Kathleen Salkin
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2006 2:20 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: Medical Alerrt
> >
> > I just spoke to a friend of mine who works in
> > elderly home health
> > care business and she said that long-term care
> > policies might cover
> > this expense but not health care policies.
> >
> > Kat
> >
> >
> > On 26 Dec 2006, at 15:03, Anthony Arnold wrote:
> >
> > Friends,
> >
> >
> >
> > I know I haven't written for a while, but I'm
> > wondering if any of you
> > know
> > if you can get either medical assistance or social
> > service to help
> > pay the
> > monthly charges for a Medical Alert system?  It's
> > about $32 a month,
> > and I'd
> > feel it would be classed as a medical necessity.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Anthony
> >
> >    <http://www.anthonyarnold.net>
> > www.anthonyarnold.net
> >
> > (I blog)
> >
> >
> >
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