Tag: carbon fiber
House passes bill to increase access to high-tech manual wheelchairs
July 21, 2026HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives on July 20 passed H.R. 1703, a bill that would increase access to carbon fiber and titanium manual wheelchairs, by voice vote, AAHomecare and VGM Group have announced.
The Choices for Increased Mobility Act now moves to the Senate, where there is a companion bill, S. 247.
"This is an important milestone and brings this legislation one step closer to becoming law," said Tom Ryan, president and CEO of AAHomecare. "For more...
High-tech manual wheelchair bill introduced
January 27, 2025HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – Sens. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., have introduced a bill that would increase access to titanium and carbon fiber ultralight manual wheelchairs for Medicare beneficiaries, AAHomecare has reported.
The Choices for Mobility Act, S. 247, like a similar bill in the previous Congress, would create two HCPCS codes for the base of an ultralight manual wheelchair – one code for a base with titanium or carbon fiber and one for a base without these...
HME bills move to full committee
November 15, 2023HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – The Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee in the House of Representatives has approved two HME-related bills, AAHomecare has reported.
The bills, The DMEPOS Relief Act of 2023 (H.R. 5555) and The Choices for Increased Mobility Act (H.R. 5371), will now move to the full E&C Committee for consideration in the coming weeks, the association says.
“This is a major step forward for our priority legislation in the House,” said Tom Ryan, AAHomecare president...
Bill would clear ‘major issue’ for high-tech wheelchairs
September 29, 2023Liz Beaulieu, Editor
WASHINGTON – A new bill in the U.S. House of Representatives would allow Medicare beneficiaries to pay the difference to upgrade to a titanium or carbon fiber manual wheelchair.
Right now, if a consumer wants a titanium or carbon fiber manual wheelchair, they must pay for the full cost of the wheelchair out of pocket, have their provider file a non-assigned claim on their behalf and, if approved, wait to receive 80% of the Medicare allowable.
“These numbers aren’t...