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From: Pandora.Nigh@f3.n157.z1.fidonet.org (Pandora Nigh)
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Subject: Re: super-wheelchair
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Date: 6 Nov 90 04:15:41 GMT
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      Hi Jim by now you should have seen the post that I gave for the 
address if not yell again and I'll dig it out. As to the VA paying for 
one that I don't know. It is a system where I find that any insurance 
company or government agency is going to really scrutinize medical 
reasons for it because of the initial cost. The chair has been in use in 
Sweden for the last 20 years and as of now 87% of the chairs are still 
in service that were purchased back then. The chairs here are considered 
to be designed for severly disabled and also suffering from other 
complications due to seatposition in relation to the disability. In 
short if you are a para, no one will cover the cost. Some agencies and 
insurace companies will pay what they would for a normal motorized chair 
but this would leave a great monetary gap unless you can justify 
everything the chair does as a medical and living necessity.
    By the way case you didn't know Medicare will only pay 1,100 for any 
motorized wheelchair or tri-cart. Nice huh.
                                         Pandora

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