Tag: National Spinal Cord Injury Association (NSCIA)
Association recognizes Numotion
October 28, 2013HME News Staff
MILWAUKEE - Numotion recently received the Community Service Award for Exceptional Volunteerism and Corporate Sponsorship from the southeastern Wisconsin chapter of the National Spinal Cord Injury Association (NSCIA), the company has announced. “Our team has been partnering with NSCIA for the past two years,” stated Mike Hetland, service manager of Numotion's Milwaukee branch and an NSCIA board member, in a press release. “It is a rewarding partnership that we are looking forward...
Consumer group: 'We can't align ourselves completely with the industry'
August 25, 2009Liz Beaulieu, Editor
Here's a good example of the potential damage a consumer group can do (in this case, the AARP) when its views and the industry's views don't match up.
So, when I saw the news that the National Spinal Cord Injury Association (NSCIA) plans to poll wheelchair users on their ability to access appropriate technology and service, I thought: That's great; they're finally concerned that the average 27% reimbursement cut to power wheelchairs in 2006 and the 9.5% reimbursement cut in...