Article: The SCOOTER Store Supports Ending 'In the Home' Restriction for Medicare Mobility Assistance

To: POLITICAL EDITORS

Contact: Mark B. Leita, Director of Public Affairs of The SCOOTER Store, +1-830-627-4717

NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas, April 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The SCOOTER Store announced today its full support for revisions to the Social Security Act that would eliminate language restricting power wheelchairs and scooters obtained through Medicare to use inside a beneficiary's home.

Organizations representing people living with disabilities, such as the Independence Through Enhancement of Medicare and Medicaid Coalition (ITEM), have deplored the restriction, saying it unfairly limits Medicare coverage and prevents many people who need mobility devices from obtaining it.

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