tci Part B Insider - 2009 Issue 34

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• Industry insiders take exception to the Office of the Inspector General's August report that claimed Medicare and its beneficiaries paid up to four times more than the average amount paid by suppliers for wheelchairs. The report used "flawed methodology and incomplete data" to draw conclusions, claimed Eric Sokol, director of the Power Mobility Coalition (PMC), a nationwide association of manufacturers and suppliers of motorized wheelchairs and power operated vehicles. These "inaccuracies" could affect more than just suppliers' reputations.  "If readers incorrectly draw conclusions that low acquisition costs equates to high profit margins, then the PMC questions the...

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