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Medicare reimbursement for lift mechanism of power lift recliner: does anyone know how to get a form for this?

Medicare will reimburse patients for the lift mechanism of a power lift recliner IF the person qualifies per doctor's perscription order. The only places I can find that will process the form for you are the Medical supply stores that sell overpriced, ugly, uncomfortable lift chairs. They will not just hand me over a form to use at a different dealer/retailer. NONE of the furniture retailers in our area know how to do it, and we want a certain chair from a furniture retailer. We will have no trouble getting the doctor's order, our loved one is well qualified and deserving of a reimbursement. We just need a form to submit to Medicare or to provide to the retailer to submit. PLEASE don't ask us to call Medicare--that's red tape that could take a year or more. We need a chair very soon, and the old fella doesn't want to do it unless he can get reimbursement. He also doesn't care to buy a used chair. We pay full price of the chair up front, either we or the retailer processes the form with Medicare, who sends the reimbursement to the patient/insured. The reimbursement doesn't pay the full price of the chair, just a certain amount of reimbursement for the lift mechanism

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1. As far as I know there's only two ways to get a medicare form for the reimbursement and you've already named them both. Calling medicare and going to a medical supply store. You may be able to go to a independent pharmacy that also sales medical supplies and they may be cheaper than just a medical supply store. They may also have other chairs that they are willing to order for you that they don't carry in their store. I would just call around to the independents in your area and ask if they bill medical supplies to medicare and look and see what they have. I wish I could give you the answer that you're looking for, but medicare doesn't really like to make things easy.
2. Medicare will reimburse you for the cost of the mechanical part if you submit the bill to them along with the prescription written exactly how they want to see it. This is only if he has original Medicare and is not on an HMO or Advantage plan. Even if you submit the bill, unfortunately, going this route does not guarantee he will ever see the reimbursement or deduction in price. Medicare can always find a reason why the paperwork is incomplete or prescription not completed correctly. You are better off using the supplier and just getting a slip cover for the chair if you find it unattractive. Supply companies are experts in getting supplies funded by insurance, and you're not so don't chance it if you really want the reimbursement, which is only about $300 by the way. Is $300 worth all this effort?