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CEO Doug Harrison responds to Business Week article, "Clash over Wheelchairs in Health-Care Reform":
We are concerned that data from an incomplete Health and Human Service Dept. Office of Inspector General (OIG) report was cited in this story
. The OIG acknowledges that their report on acquisition costs for power wheelchairs omitted substantial costs -
HHS OIG Omits Data Essential for Accurate Evaluation of Medicare Program's Power Wheelchair Costs:
Recently, the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a study entitled "Power Wheelchairs in the Medicare Program: Supplier Acquisition Costs and Services."
In its study, the OIG suggests that because Medicare pricing for power wheelchairs is nearly four times the supplier's acquisition cost, suppliers must be realizing excessive profits. Unfortunately, the study ignored the substantial costs related to providing power wheelchairs to Medicare beneficiaries. - Letter to Fox News Correspondent Dr. Marc Siegel Regarding Comments on Scooters and Healthcare Reform: I wanted to reach out to you and thank you for bringing some balance to the health care debate as it relates to power mobility. More specifically, your accurate responses and characterizations of Senator McCaskill's comments have been right on the mark and have brought light…
Key Activities
- Educate the beneficiary community on current issues possibly affecting their mobility rights.
- Educate members of Congress on the value the Power Mobility provides to Senior Citizens nationwide.
- Establish strong industry ties through relationships with State Durable Medical Equipment Associations.
- Pursue and maintain memberships with AAHomecare, National Association for Home Care (NAHC), National Federation for Independent Businesses (NFIB), Power Mobility Coalition (PMC), and Restore Access to Mobility Partnership (RAMP).
- Assist in the serving and the protection of the Medicare Trust fund by building ties with Congressional Leaders in both the House and the Senate.
