tripete
Very helpful member
- Joined
- Dec 5, 2014
- Messages
- 1,002
- Reason
- PALS
- Diagnosis
- 12/2014
- Country
- US
- State
- PA
- City
- Lancaster
At clinic yesterday it was decided that I need to have a chair ordered. As many of you know I had bought a cheap collapsible power chair on Craigslist and had re-designed that battery system to make it so that the batteries could stay on it when folded. I would like one of the new lighter ones that use better batteries, is more comfortable etc..
At clinic they want me to get a large chair like most PALS have. They stated that Midicare will only buy you one chair and that they do not want me to waste my medicare on one that wont possibly meet long term needs. I told them that plain out I will not be able to use a large chair as my house doors are to small and I cannot buy a van to transport it. I also believe that as I am respiratory onset that I will not need all of the support most PALS require of a chair. This of course became an argument that took my insistence before they would listen and have agreed to find me what I want.
The question is, does anyone know what Collapsible Power Chairs are paid for by medicare?
I have looked online and cannot seem to find a "master" list of approved chairs. The ALS association here doesn't seem to know how to proceed and is waiting on me to send them a list.
I appreciate your help.
At clinic they want me to get a large chair like most PALS have. They stated that Midicare will only buy you one chair and that they do not want me to waste my medicare on one that wont possibly meet long term needs. I told them that plain out I will not be able to use a large chair as my house doors are to small and I cannot buy a van to transport it. I also believe that as I am respiratory onset that I will not need all of the support most PALS require of a chair. This of course became an argument that took my insistence before they would listen and have agreed to find me what I want.
The question is, does anyone know what Collapsible Power Chairs are paid for by medicare?
I have looked online and cannot seem to find a "master" list of approved chairs. The ALS association here doesn't seem to know how to proceed and is waiting on me to send them a list.
I appreciate your help.