help with funding for mattress -- funding through Medicaid denied

[JWWATT]

Ginette,

 

Sleep Country does a lot of community support in the NW.a lot.   They
have been responsive to individual issues before.  They have a community
page on their website.http://www.sleepcountry.com/community.htm.   This
might be right up their alley.

 

Jim Watt

AT Program Manager

TechBridge at CenterForce

Lakewood, WA 98499

 

-----Original Message-----
From: WASH-AT-owner at u.washington.edu
[mailto:WASH-AT-owner at u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Ginette Perkins
Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 2:35 PM
To: Statewide forum on assistive-technology issues
Subject: help with funding for mattress -- funding through Medicaid
denied

 

Consumer has arthritis in his back, has a prescription from his doctor
for an extra-firm mattress without pillow top. Both the doctor and the
physical therapist highly recommend this for the client. However,
Medicaid flattly refuses to fund this. 

 

Consumer has a source where he can get the mattress but no funding. 

 

Does anyone know of any other funding sources or any suggestions that
might help?

 

Ginette Perkins
Assistive Technology Information & Referral Specialist
Washington Assistive Technology Alliance
1-800-214-8731 (Toll Free)
(509) 328-9350 (Voice, TTY)
(509) 326-2261 (Fax)
ginettep at seals.org
http://wata.org <http://wata.org/> 

 

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