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Chuck,
I think your supplier was referring to the "You Have Lived Long Enough Law":
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Medicare's oxygen therapy changes opposed
“You’ve lived long enough, thank you, goodbye.” If you are one of the millions of Americans that rely on oxygen therapy to treat your lung disease, you will want to pay very close attention. If you are not on oxygen, you will want to pay attention as well due to the estimated seventy-seven million Baby-Boomers that are growing older by the minute.
Lawmakers are proposing to quit paying rental fees for oxygen equipment after the patient has been on said equipment for thirty-six months (You Have Lived Long Enough Law). Big deal, right? Exactly, it is a big deal when you consider that monthly rental fee also pays for 24-hour service, home delivery, oxygen supplies (cannulas, tubing, etc.), maintenance, and repair, as well as the equipment. Patients can still get these services from home respiratory companies, but it will no longer be included in the monthly rental fee.
Currently, Medicare pays a flat monthly rental fee to Medical Equipment providers to compensate for product and service. On January 1, 2009, if the “You Have Lived Long Enough Law” is allowed to pass, Medicare is planning on purchasing the equipment for anyone who has had the equipment for thirty-six months or longer. With ownership comes great responsibility. Equipment owners will have to manage their own equipment. They will need to perform regular maintenance, repair their equipment, purchase supplies, and pray to God that the equipment does not fail in the middle of the night.
When used as indicated, oxygen therapy has been shown to reduce the frequency and duration of hospital stays, saving the federal government millions of dollars annually. What will happen when equipment fails and a patient decides to discontinue therapy due to the fact that they do not have the time, energy, or financial resources, not to mention the capability to repair their machine?
What can be done to stop the “You Have Lived Long Enough Law?” Let your voice be heard. Contact your government representatives at all levels, especially your federal Senators and members of the House. They are interested in hearing how you feel about the “You Have Lived Long Enough Law.” Write letters, send email, and make phone calls on behalf of yourself and the ones that you love. Encourage your friends and family members to do the same. Tell your church members about the “You Have Lived Long Enough Law” and get their support. Notify your social groups. Tell the media. Don’t wait for someone else to do it, everyone needs to act now. If you don’t act, then you are telling the federal government that they are right, you have lived long enough. Don’t let the federal government control your right to quality healthcare and a better quality of life. Stand up and fight the “You Have Lived Long Enough Law”.
Submitted by cdhawley on September 26, 2008 - 7:53am.
Medicare's oxygen therapy changes opposed
“You’ve lived long enough, thank you, goodbye.” If you are one of the millions of Americans that rely on oxygen therapy to treat your lung disease, you will want to pay very close attention. If you are not on oxygen, you will want to pay attention as well due to the estimated seventy-seven million Baby-Boomers that are growing older by the minute.
Lawmakers are proposing to quit paying rental fees for oxygen equipment after the patient has been on said equipment for thirty-six months (You Have Lived Long Enough Law). Big deal, right? Exactly, it is a big deal when you consider that monthly rental fee also pays for 24-hour service, home delivery, oxygen supplies (cannulas, tubing, etc.), maintenance, and repair, as well as the equipment. Patients can still get these services from home respiratory companies, but it will no longer be included in the monthly rental fee.
Currently, Medicare pays a flat monthly rental fee to Medical Equipment providers to compensate for product and service. On January 1, 2009, if the “You Have Lived Long Enough Law” is allowed to pass, Medicare is planning on purchasing the equipment for anyone who has had the equipment for thirty-six months or longer. With ownership comes great responsibility. Equipment owners will have to manage their own equipment. They will need to perform regular maintenance, repair their equipment, purchase supplies, and pray to God that the equipment does not fail in the middle of the night.
When used as indicated, oxygen therapy has been shown to reduce the frequency and duration of hospital stays, saving the federal government millions of dollars annually. What will happen when equipment fails and a patient decides to discontinue therapy due to the fact that they do not have the time, energy, or financial resources, not to mention the capability to repair their machine?
What can be done to stop the “You Have Lived Long Enough Law?” Let your voice be heard. Contact your government representatives at all levels, especially your federal Senators and members of the House. They are interested in hearing how you feel about the “You Have Lived Long Enough Law.” Write letters, send email, and make phone calls on behalf of yourself and the ones that you love. Encourage your friends and family members to do the same. Tell your church members about the “You Have Lived Long Enough Law” and get their support. Notify your social groups. Tell the media. Don’t wait for someone else to do it, everyone needs to act now. If you don’t act, then you are telling the federal government that they are right, you have lived long enough. Don’t let the federal government control your right to quality healthcare and a better quality of life. Stand up and fight the “You Have Lived Long Enough Law”.
Submitted by cdhawley on September 26, 2008 - 7:53am.
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