Tag: Power seat elevation
In brief: Homecare Champ, new home infusion code, supplies survey, seat elevation comments
March 24, 2023HME News Staff
DALLAS – Kam Yuricich has been named the 2023 Van Miller Homecare Champion for her achievements as the executive director for OAMES and the Great Lakes Home Medical Equipment Association.
Yuricich will be honored at the Stand Up For Homecare reception at Medtrade in Dallas on Wednesday, March 29.
“Kam is a star and a stalwart for HME,” says Tom Ryan, AAHomecare president and CEO. “She’s brought home bottom-line wins for her members and she’s also...
Strong show of support for power seat elevationÂ
March 21, 2023HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – A total of 2,128 stakeholders submitted public comments in response to a proposed national coverage determination that would expand coverage for power seat elevation on Group 3 wheelchairs.
Stakeholders ranged from NCART to U.S. Rehab to power wheelchair users to caretakers to the American Occupational Therapy Association to an ATP/CRTS at National Seating & Mobility to Merits to the Amputee Coalition.
“Miller’s supports Medicare...
AAH comments on power seat elevationÂ
March 20, 2023HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – AAHomecare and other industry stakeholders last week submitted comments on CMS’s proposed national coverage determination for power seat elevation for complex power wheelchairs ahead of a deadline on March 17.  
In its comments, the association urged CMS to:
Finalize the proposed benefit category determination holding that power seat elevation systems are primarily medical in nature and are considered DME under the Medicare benefit; and...
CMS proposes expanding mobility benefitÂ
February 15, 2023HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – CMS has released a proposed national coverage determination decision that would, for the first time, expand coverage for power seat elevation equipment on certain power wheelchairs to Medicare beneficiaries.
The agency has also initiated a 30-day public comment period.
“Millions of people with Medicare rely on medically necessary assistive devices to perform daily tasks that directly impact their quality of life,” said CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure....
NCART mobilizes stakeholders on power seat elevationÂ
February 14, 2023HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – CMS is expected to publish a decision memo on coverage for power seat elevation systems by this Wednesday, Feb. 15, kicking off another 30-day public comment period, NCART has announced.
Following the comment period, the agency will review any new evidence, make any necessary revisions and release a final decision.
“As we did in August 2022, NCART will be encouraging all CRT advocates to submit comments regarding the proposed decision,” the organization...
Seat elevation takes another step forward
November 4, 2022Liz Beaulieu, Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine – Complex rehab stakeholders submitted more than 3,500 comments in support of reconsidering the national coverage determination for mobility assistive equipment to include power seat elevation systems.
“Even CMS said it was quite a large number of comments,” said Wayne Grau, executive director of NCART, on a recent industry webcast, “and these weren’t cut-and-paste comments. But there’s still a long row to go here.”
Stakeholders...
Complex rehab: Time running out for sign-on letter
October 6, 2022HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – Today is the final day to secure signatures for a sign-on letter in the House of Representatives urging CMS to move quickly to establish Medicare coverage of power seat elevation and standing systems for complex power wheelchairs.
Reps. Jim Langevin, D-R.I., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., and John Rose, R-Tenn., extended the deadline from Oct. 3 to Oct. 6 to give congressional offices more time to review the letter and give supporters more time...
Quantum joins Gleason’s teamÂ
September 26, 2022HME News Staff
NEW ORLEANS – Quantum Rehab has entered into a multi-year sponsorship with the Team Gleason Foundation to improve access to and development of advanced equipment and technology to serve persons and families living with ALS. “Quantum is pleased to further our support with Team Gleason,” said John Storie, vice president of the Eastern U.S. for Quantum Rehab. “We know our donation of power seat elevators, such as our iLevel technology, is important because it will help...
Power seat elevation: Race is on to submit comments
August 26, 2022Liz Beaulieu, Editor
WASHINGTON – Complex rehab stakeholders are trying to find the right balance between excitement that a request for Medicare coverage for power seat elevation systems is finally moving forward and disappointment that the same request for power standing systems has been delayed.
“We have mixed feelings,” said Don Clayback, executive director of NCART.
CMS on Aug. 15 announced it had opened a 30-day comment period for the request to reconsider the national coverage...
Stakeholders rev engine for comment periodÂ
August 5, 2022Liz Beaulieu, Editor
WASHINGTON – An Aug. 3 roundtable discussion hosted by the National Council on Disability set the stage for responding in large numbers to an upcoming 30-day public comment period on Medicare coverage for power seat elevation and power standing systems.
CMS has committed to opening the comment period in August, almost two years after the ITEM Coalition submitted its formal request to reconsider the national coverage determination for mobility assistive equipment to include coverage...