tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458890811413794242.post1066505699791504279..comments2023-10-18T10:19:20.802-05:00Comments on Elizabeth's TravelScoot: Medicare and Private InsuranceElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09156010615191523258noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458890811413794242.post-53182592202956034572015-03-30T23:03:19.755-05:002015-03-30T23:03:19.755-05:00You're very welcome!You're very welcome!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09156010615191523258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458890811413794242.post-76184337908624975852015-03-29T18:18:56.782-05:002015-03-29T18:18:56.782-05:00Hi!
I want to thank you for running this blog, as...Hi!<br /><br />I want to thank you for running this blog, as without it I wouldn't have known about the travelscoot. As I'm losing the use of my legs due to MS, and live in urban Chicago (and want to keep living there!) this gives me hope I don't have to be condemned to a grannywagon.<br /><br />This is my fundraiser, I am so close now! http://www.youcaring.com/medical-fundraiser/vroom-vroom-for-victoria-morris-s-mobility-scooter-/303609#.VNy9qZfWJoo.facebook<br /><br />And this is the webcomic I've been writing about life with MS:<br /><br />http://me-and-martin-sheen.tumblr.com/<br /><br />Thanks again for all you do!<br />V.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458890811413794242.post-37334775548765170352015-03-19T02:15:54.759-05:002015-03-19T02:15:54.759-05:00I did some searching about Medicare's policies...I did some searching about Medicare's policies regarding scooters (and other personal mobility products) and I found this document:<br />https://www.medicare.gov/Pubs/pdf/11046.pdf<br /><br />It has a section on the "conditions" that must be met for Medicare to pay for a scooter, and it say in part that "...Your doctor who’s treating you for the condition that requires a wheelchair or scooter and your supplier are both enrolled in Medicare..."<br /><br />If I am reading that correctly, then I think (and someone, please correct me if I am wrong) that TravelScoot USA would have to be "enrolled" in Medicare (as a supplier?) in order for Medicare to pay the standard 80%.<br /><br />I also found this article at Huffington Post that is (relatively) recent: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-t-miller/how-to-get-a-medicare-cov_b_5698171.html? and it mentions contacting your insurance as well. <br /><br />I would certainly contact TravelScoot USA to see if they are affiliated with Medicare in any way, and I would also contact your insurance company as well. Good Luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458890811413794242.post-16210455955288020452015-03-13T15:46:03.183-05:002015-03-13T15:46:03.183-05:00When I bought my TravelScoot in 2009, my BCBS (I b...When I bought my TravelScoot in 2009, my BCBS (I believe) insurance told me they would have paid something toward my purchase IF I had a doctors Rx and IF I had received pre-approval. Unfortunately, I had already completed my purchase when it occurred to me to ask the insurance company.<br /><br />Don't know if this is helpful at all. Good luck!coach annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863633475339847553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458890811413794242.post-10878531506766317582015-03-13T14:36:42.373-05:002015-03-13T14:36:42.373-05:00When I talked to my insurance company several year...When I talked to my insurance company several years ago they said a scooter had to have four wheels to qualify. The Scoot only has three wheels. Things change but I would start now by asking that question. Could save you hours of otherwise frustrating conversations.Linda Sandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734450335251336493noreply@blogger.com