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Major Cuts to Complex Wheelchair Accessories

November 25, 2015 CRT Stakeholders and Friends, Late Monday, CMS published the 2016 Medicare fee schedule. As feared, the new payment rates include major reductions (as high as 30% to 40% or more) to complex rehab wheelchair accessories. These...

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UPDATE- Complex Rehab Wheelchair Accessories

November 5, 2015 CRT Stakeholders and Friends, We are making significant progress in stopping major payment cuts to Complex Rehab wheelchair accessories, but we need more co-sponsors on our Congressional legislation. Our success rests on CRT stakeholder...

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Protect Your Mobility- Send a Postcard to Congress via the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation

Medicare has announced that on January 1, 2016 they will apply the same Competitive Bid Pricing intended for standard wheelchair accessories to specialized accessories used with Complex Rehab wheelchairs. Complex Rehab wheelchairs consist of medically...

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