Cosponsor H.R. 750
I am asking you to co-sponsor the “Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act” (HR-750) and help get it passed. The bill will create a separate category for Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) within the Medicare program and provide needed improvements in coverage, standards, and safeguards to protect both the people with disabilities who depend on CRT and the Medicare program. Complex Rehab Technology includes individually configured wheelchairs, seating systems, and other adaptive equipment prescribed to the specific needs of people with disabilities to address their medical issues, reduce their health care costs, and maximize their function and independence. People who require CRT include those with permanent disabilities such as, but not limited to, ALS, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, spinal cord injury, and traumatic brain injury. It is a small but vital component of Medicare coverage (less than 10% of Medicare wheelchairs). To learn more about CRT visit www.access2crt.org. Unfortunately these specialized products are classified within the broad DME benefit category even though CRT is very different from standard DME. This legislation will allow better management and segmenting of CRT products. It will also improve access for people with disabilities and strengthen program safeguards. A new CRT category would follow Medicare's current separate category for Orthotics and Prosthetics which segregates customized braces and artificial limbs. For questions or to cosponsor H.R. 750 please contact either Erik Kinney in Representative Sensenbrenner’s office at erik.kinney@mail.house.gov or Nicole Cohen in Representative Crowley’s office at nicole.cohen@mail.house.gov. Please help people with significant disabilities get the specialized equipment they need by signing on as a cosponsor to H.R. 750. Thank you and I look forward to your response.
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