The Scooter Store is the nation’s largest provider of powered mobility, which includes electric wheelchairs and scooters. Founded by Doug Harrison, the company has recently battled Medicare over allegations that it committed fraud or abused the Medicare system.
Medicare provides medical coverage for citizens aged 65 years or older and certain disabled persons younger than 65 years. It is the U.S. Government’s health insurance plan for elderly Americans. Medicare is the nation’s largest provider of managed care with over one billion claims submitted each year. Medicare fraud and abuse is inevitable due to the sheer volume of claims and the tens of millions of members.
Medicare, the U.S. Government’s health insurance program, provides medical coverage for citizens aged 65 years or older and certain disabled persons younger than 65 years. With over one billion claims processed annually, Medicare has become the country’s largest managed provider of medical care. With more than a billion transactions, tens of millions of members, and an increasingly-complex system, Medicare fraud and abuse of the system is inevitable.
Most medical equipment supply companies offer a vast line of electric wheelchairs. The different versions will vary by size, weight capacity and other options. There are oversized chairs for bariatric (or obese) patients. There are smaller chairs for children and petite adults. There are also different seats, colors and footpads for chairs.
