Medical Equipment can be expensive and Medicare kind of goes by these guidelines. Most other insurances follow Medicare:
Equipment like a power w/c, cane, walker, crutches, etc. are only paid for every 5 years. So if you need some equipment, let the insurance pay for the most expensive and you pay out of pocket for the least expensive. For example, let's say you need a power chair but still can walk a few steps with the use of the walker....you pay the $100 dollars and let the insurance pay $15,000 for the power chair.
Insurance companies only pay for what is used in the bathroom, like a bedside commode, but not often a shower chair. When you buy something, like walk-in to a medical supply store and buy it, you are likely to pay two to three times as much as purchasing online. An order from an M.D. for uncovered items, just wipes away the sales tax on the item.
http://www.ebay.com// is a great site to find medical equipment and I have used it often. Other sites are fine but try to set up a paypal account http://www.paypal.com/ to pay for it to make sure someone shady is not receiving your money. However you pay, make sure when entering personal information, the website indicates https. which indicates it is a secure site.
Try an online search like, like in the link above (you can enter a search through this link), for medical equipment you are looking for.
Good luck, and remember, you can find brand new and reasonable durable equipment as I have for so many of my family members for 1/2 to 1/3 the price. :-)
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