Tag: right to repair
Short takes: NCART, Pride Mobility
April 8, 2025HME News Staff
NCART hosted two days of meetings with legislators in Salem, Ore., to advocate for two bills related to right-to-repair and prior authorizations. Along with Wayne Grau, executive director of NCART, representatives from Bellevue Healthcare and National Seating & Mobility attended. “The group that attended did a great job educating members of the Oregon legislature about the issues with both bills,” Grau said. “Legislators often lack an understanding of the complexity of our industry...
Repair issues at ‘overflow point’
June 10, 2022Liz Beaulieu, Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine – Complex rehab stakeholders are amplifying their efforts to resolve issues around repairs, with right-to-repair bills being introduced in more and more states and one recently approved in Colorado.
These bills, which can vary from state to state, typically allow consumers to buy parts directly from manufacturers and repair their own equipment.
“It was bubbling up before the pandemic and supply chain issues, and it’s an overflow point now,” said Dan Fedor,...