Power Wheelchair Demo Expansion Included in Cures Bill | HomeCare Magazine

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"The newest version of the 21st Century Cures bill now includes language to extend the CMS power wheelchair prior authorization demonstration. With the current demonstration ending this August, the new provisions would extend the demo through at least Aug. 31, 2018, and add more states, power mobility devices and accessories."

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Former Owner of LA Medical Equipment Supply Co Pleads Guilty to $2.6 Million Medicare Fraud

Former Owner of Los Angeles Medical Equipment Supply Company Pleads Guilty to $2.6 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme:

"From approximately June 7, 2006, through Sept. 28, 2009, Afolabi, through Emmanuel, submitted approximately $2,668,384 in fraudulent claims to Medicare for power wheelchairs and related services, and Medicare paid Emmanuel approximately $1,490,532 on those claims."

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Feds and Medicare To Head Off Medical Scooter Fraud

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Updated August 30, 2023

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You can still read about the same topic here:

Medicare cracks down on power wheelchair claim fraud, but the bigger danger may be to health - Tampa Bay Times

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This caught my eye, so I'm sharing it with all of you, a USA Today article, Feds, Medicare crack down on medical scooter fraud.

In a nutshell, here's what's coming, a crack-down on medical-equipment providers who either overcharge Medicare for motorized wheelchairs or obtain them for people who don't need them.

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