Assistive devices coverage
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Independence Through Enhancement of Medicare & Medicaid (ITEM) coalition hopes to increase coverage of assistive device technologies by working to expand recognition of the value of "functionality" improvement and "quality of life" provided. ITEM also will seek to raise awareness and build support for policies that improve access to assistive devices, including mobility, hearing and vision aids, prosthetics and orthotics [Editor's note: For more detailed coverage of the assistive devices coalition agenda, go to 1www.GlobalDeviceReimbursement.com]...