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Ensuring Access to Complex Rehab Technology
December 6, 2017
Categories: Power Wheelchairs/Mobility
Take Action! Join CRT advocacy efforts by requesting your elected officials co-sponsor the CRT-focused bills: Issue Brief for HR 2293 & 1223 (CRT Manual Accessories Legislation) Issue Brief for HR 2408 (CRT Separate Benefit Legislation) Congressional Directory Complex Rehab Technology Initiatives AAHomecare is committed to advancing mobility and Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) priorities to ensure patient access to the mobility solutions to meet their medical needs and maximize...
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CMS Announces Long-Term Relief on CRT Accessories
June 26, 2017
Categories: Blog
Policy Change Marks an Important Win for CRT Providers and Patients Who Depend on Highly Specialized Mobility Products The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that accessories for group 3 power Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) mobility products will continue to remain exempt from the application of competitive bidding derived pricing for Medicare beneficiaries. Congress has twice passed legislation delaying the application of bidding derived pricing, including a six-month...
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CMS Exempts CRT Accessories from Bidding-Derived Pricing
June 23, 2017
Categories: Press Releases
Policy Change Marks an Important Win for CRT Providers and Patients Who Depend on Highly Specialized Mobility Products The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today announced that accessories for group 3 power Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) mobility products will continue to remain exempt from the application of competitive bidding derived pricing for Medicare beneficiaries. Congress has twice passed legislation delaying the application of bidding derived pricing, including a six-month...
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NCART and AAHomecare Applaud Rep. Zeldin for Legislation to Protect CRT Accessories
July 28, 2015
Categories: Press Releases
The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) and the National Coalition for Assistive and Rehab Technology (NCART) today applauded Representative Lee Zeldin (R-NY) for introducing the H.R.3229, a new bill that will protect access to complex rehab wheelchair accessories by preventing the application of pricing information derived from the Medicare competitive bid program. “I would like to thank Representative Zeldin for introducing this important piece of legislation,” said Bill...