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Founder and CEO Doug Harrison is blaming the move on a decisiomn by the Centers for Medicar e and Medicaid Services to cut reimbursement fees for power wheelchairsa and scooters by 28 percent and38 respectively. The agency implemented its latesf reimbursement scheduleon Nov. 15. Harrison said in a statement that theNew Braunfels-based compant had been in talks with both the agency and membersa of Congress urging Medicare to reverse its policy. However, he said the fees will stillk be reducedto "unrealistic levels." A call seeking comment from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in Washington, D.C., was not immediatelty returned.
Officials with The Scooter Stored contend that their situation is not uniqure inthe industry. Medicare's cuts also are affectin g other suppliersand mobility-equipment manufacturersa throughout the industry, Harrison The Scooter Store has been a distributor of wheelchaif and power-scooters since 1991. Medicare has historically paid for 90 percentr of the cost of the equipment forqualified
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