http://www.spinalcordleaders.org Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:02:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Power Wheelchair The following was written by Mark Johnson and Marilyn Hamilton: Power Wheelchairs: A Reality Check Okay, so what’s the reality concerning your next power wheelchair?  What changes has CMS made this past year and a half? It all began November 15, 2006, but really started ... http://www.spinalcordleaders.org/2009/06/23/a-medicare-power-wheelchair-reality-check/ April 6, 2009 – The signing into law of the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act this week is a major landmark for all Americans living with spinal cord injuries or disorders (SCI/D), and for the SCI/D community as ... http://www.spinalcordleaders.org/2009/04/06/spinal-cord-leaders-council-celebrates-signing-of-reeve-paralysis-act-pledges-continued-support/ Terry Moakley of United Spinal Association testified on behalf of the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities at a January 16, 2008 hearing on “Social Security Benefits for Economically Vulnerable Beneficiaries” before the Social Security Subcommittee of the House Ways & Means Committee. ... http://www.spinalcordleaders.org/2008/01/22/taking-on-social-security-delays/ In a less-than-surprising finding by the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services, power wheelchair prices paid by Medicare are higher than retail prices found on internet websites. I find this incredibly troubling - not that Medicare is paying more than internet retail, but that the ... http://www.spinalcordleaders.org/2008/01/21/care-to-get-your-power-wheelchair-online/ At a recent summit in Washington, DC, 19 national organizations and institutions working to improve the lives of individuals with spinal cord injuries or disorders joined together to establish the Spinal Cord Leaders Council. The purpose of the Leaders Council is to advance federal ... http://www.spinalcordleaders.org/2008/01/09/spinal-cord-leaders-council-formed/