medicare

Hospice started 2 months ago. Nice to have an RN to bounce ideas off. No help otherwise but feels comforting to have someone check in once a week. Jim still hasn't tried the massage they offer but based on your recommendations well give it a try! I would personally love it but they don't have...

We were at the ALS Clinic yesterday and the team suggested to my husband that he use the Trilogy 100 instead of the bi-pap he has been using for a little more than a year. They said that people with ALS tend to live longer with this kind of machine rather than the one he was using. They also...

Just a thought.

An ALS advocate stumbled across something earlier this week that has several of us concerned. Effective April 1, 2014, the Medicare CMS rules for Speech Generating Devices (SGDs) are changing. They are being classified as durable medical equipment that will fall under a “capped rental rule.”...

Hi All, New to the board. Have a friend who has ALS and is getting to the point where he can't be left alone because he has started to choke on his saliva every once in awhile. His wife has to work because she works at a small company and no FMLA is offered. His ins doesn't pay for just a...

Hi all- I just got approved for medicare and need to sign up for medigap and part D. Any suggestions would help out greatly! Thanks!:-P

This is my first post so I am sure by the end it could have many titles. My husband was diagnosed 10 months ago and until the last week things have been a slow decline almost to the point I thought they must be wrong with the diagnosis. We have had to make few modifications to our home but I...

Can you tell me : If they can be done with just local anesthesia? Does Medicare cover it? Where can i price this procedure? If you or someone you know has one, do you recommend it? Thanks, Ashley

Does anyone in the Portland, Oregon or Southwest Washington area selling their CPAP, Cough assist, and Suction Machine? My husband just went to his 1st ALS clinic on Monday, January 20, and these are the clinics recommendations that he needs now. I received a call from a medical rental place...

We have become pros at avoiding denials of coverage for high-mobility DME (wheelchair, patient lift, hospital bed, slings, tilting shower chair, etc.). We have won all of our appeals for the equipment we need and now have high-level personal contacts with all DME decision-makers. Here are some...