Fw: US Politics: Competitive Bidding for Prosthetics

[seawater at adelphia.net]

    I understand always accepting the lowest bit can not be good. Can
not something be done to balance price with quality? I always shop for
everything, compare price and compare service.
    Now I have a $14,000 leg that I have no choice on. The insurance
tells me when where and what I will get. Why don't get a choice?
    Can I change Prosthesis? Does he have the ability to change what I
want?
    Sorry, I got a little off track. I think The individual should have
a choice, not just the lowest price. But he/ she should be able to shop
around.

Charlie

As another issue, where can I find out about sockets? Not vacuum, pin,
etc. but materials they are made of.

t-barr at t-barr.com wrote:

>  Tennessee amputees and O&P consumers and practitioners should
> consider starting  their own state O&P regulation effort to better
> ensure quality of services and proper coverage.Tony BarrBarr
> Foundationwww.oandp.com
>
>      ----- Original Message -----
>      From: AlPikeCP at aol.com
>      To: Amputee Information Network
>      Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 1:08 PM
>      Subject: Re: US Politics: Competitive Bidding for
>      Prosthetics
>       In a message dated 9/18/02 9:33:07 AM Central Daylight
>      Time, renardwc at ctrvax.Vanderbilt.Edu writes:
>
>
>
>     > It passes. Here in Tennessee (and most states) I can rent
>     > a cheapo storefront
>     > on the bad side of town and call my business Beevis
>     > Prosthetics. I could find
>     > myself a couple of hacks to sorta make limbs, and bid very
>     > low compared to
>     > say.... Nashville Orthopedics. I'd probably get some
>     > business.
>
>
>
>
>      How is this different then Novacare going into Florida a few
>      years back and sending out letters to the orthopedic
>      surgeons offering prostheses at 47% below Medicare.....  I
>      saw the letter.
>
>      >>>> I can rent a cheapo storefront on the bad side of town
>      >>>>
>
>      That's where most prosthetic facilities were located 30years
>      ago.
>
>      Al
>
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