Tag: Richard Blumenthal
Senators 'concerned' about overpayments to Scooter Store
January 10, 2013HME News Staff
WASHINGTON - A pair of U.S. senators have some hard questions for CMS regarding overpayments to The Scooter Store.Among them: Does CMS plan to recoup more of what it's owed by the power wheelchair provider?“It is unclear why CMS accepted a significantly lower repayment amount than the overpayments initially identified by independent audits under (its corporate integrity agreement),” Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Herb Kohl, D-Wis., stated in the letter.In April 2011, after an...
Sen. Blumenthal visits ATG
December 13, 2012HME News Staff
ROCKY HILL, Conn. - Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., met with ATG Rehab customers and executives on Dec. 12, according to a press release. Gary Kuchachik and 11-year-old Lexi Charbonneau, two individuals whose lives depend on complex rehab, told the senator how important it is to have appropriate seating and control modifications to remain independent and functional. Blumenthal also toured company headquarters with Paul Bergantino, ATG Rehab's president and CEO, and Frank Biondello, division president,...
In brief: Senator pushes crackdown, FAA approves POCs
October 26, 2012HME News Staff
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and healthcare advocates recently called for a crackdown on the “aggressive and misleading” marketing tactics of the power mobility device (PMD) industry, according to a press release posted to the senator's website. On Oct. 18, at The Mary Wade Home in New Haven, Conn., Blumenthal detailed how the marketing of PMDs to senior citizens can drive up costs for consumers in the Medicare program. Blumenthal also called for tighter regulations...
Senator pushes crackdown on PMDs
October 23, 2012HME News Staff
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and healthcare advocates recently called for a crackdown on the “aggressive and misleading” marketing tactics of the power mobility device (PMD) industry, according to a press release posted to the senator's website. On Oct. 18, at The Mary Wade Home in New Haven, Conn., Blumenthal detailed how the marketing of PMDs to senior citizens can drive up costs for consumers in the Medicare program. Blumenthal also called for tighter regulations...
Do you hear what I hear?
October 22, 2012Elizabeth Deprey
In the beginning of the Sept. 19 PMD demo congressional hearing, the two senators there thought that mobility companies that advertise on TV were pulling something over on American taxpayers. (Just watch the opening remarks and you'll see what I mean.)
They even played commercials from both Hoveround and The Scooter Store (no idea how old or new these were, since I don't watch a lot of TV and hadn't seen either one before.)
I did feel that, from Scooter Store VP Michael Clark's...