​Power Mobility Devices -
Medicare Documentation and Coverage Requirements
​(Updated 9/2016)

 What You Need to Do to Get Medicare to Pay for your Power Chair or Scooter
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ADA Requirements for Wheelchairs and Mobility Aids

Benefits "Check Up" - a service helping older adults find out if they are eligible for benefits.

Credit for the Elderly or Disabled

Deductions for Medical Expenses (Tax Highlights for persons with a Disability)

Disability Connection Newsletter - 10 Things to Know About Social Security (2/2015)

Legal Concerns for Polio Survivors

"Link" to the ADA National Network

Local Coverage Determination for Power Mobility Devices (PMD)

Medicare and Physical Therapy / Occupational Therapy

Medicare Benefits Policy (Changes . . pages 5 & 6 cover PT)

Medicare Coverage for Durable Medical Equipment

Medicare Plan Finder

Medicare Pricing Increases . . .how you can help control the "shock"

My Medicare

Navigating Medicare on Physical Therapy and Other Services

PMD's :  Complying with Documentation & Coverage Requirements

PMD's : Demonstration Operational Guide

PMD Prior Authorization Demonstration Website

Prior Authorization for Power Mobility Devices

Social Security Disability Process - from the International Centre for Polio Education

Social Security Disability Insurance - A Lifeline

Take Action on Medicare Therapy Caps  

The IRS and Disability.  What can I deduct?

"Therapy Plateau No Longer Ends Coverage" (Ongoing Physical Therapy when Medically Necessary)

Theses are for interesting information only, and are not intended to be opinion.
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