Getting an electric-powered mobility scooter or wheelchair for your mom that’s covered by original Medicare starts with a visit to her doctor’s office. If eligible, Medicare will pay 80 percent of the ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released a proposed National Coverage Determination on power seat elevation equipment on wheelchairs. This is the first National Coverage ...

Federal health officials defended a demonstration program that requires Medicare pre-authorization for power wheelchairs in a Senate hearing on Wednesday. The demonstration program requires Medicare ...

Dear Savvy Senior: I have arthritis in my hips and knees and have a difficult time getting around. What do I need to do to get a Medicare- covered electric-powered scooter or wheelchair? — Need a Ride ...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The State of the Medicare Mobility Benefit has never been more troubling, and perplexing. For much of the last decade, Congress and regulators ...

I have arthritis in my hips and knees and have a difficult time getting around anymore. What do I need to do to get a Medicare-covered electric-powered scooter or wheelchair? If you’re enrolled in ...

Good news for Medicare recipients! Key telehealth flexibilities have been extended. Learn which services are covered and how ...

My daughter, Katherine, is 21 years old. She has cerebral palsy and has relied on a power wheelchair to move around the world since she was 5 years old. With summer in full swing, she likes to roll ...

Fraud schemes involving power wheelchairs have exposed Medicare's fat and vulnerable underbelly, according to an article in The Washington Post. "Since 1999, Medicare has spent $8.2 billion to procure ...

WASHINGTON — After walking unassisted from the back of a Los Angeles courtroom, 85-year-old Euralda Clodomar refused the hand of a deputy and climbed into the witness chair. Let the record show, the ...

DEAR NEED: If you’re enrolled in original Medicare, getting an electric-powered mobility scooter or wheelchair that’s covered by Medicare starts with a visit to your doctor’s office. If eligible, ...