• Follow-Up ITEM Coalition Letter to HHS on Clarifications to Power Mobility Device Coverage Rules and New Reimbursement Levels
  

• ITEM Coalition Letter to HHS Sectretary Leavitt Requesting Rescission of New Medicare Power Mobility Device Rules

• ITEM Coalition Comments to CMS on Proposal to Deny Medicare Coverage of All Low Vision Aids.
  
  

• ITEM Coalition Releases Q&A to Assist Individuals/Organizations with Submitting Comments on Medicare Coverage of the iBOT Mobility Sytem

• Comments Submitted to CMS Regarding the Interim Final Rule with Comment Period: Medicare Program; Conditions for Payment of Power Mobility Devices, Including Power Wheelchairs and Power Operated Vehicles (November 25, 2005)

• Comments Submitted to the DMERCs Regarding the Draft Local Coverage Determination for Power Mobility Devices (October 31, 2005)

• Comments to CMS on Medicare's Draft NCD for Wheelchairs

• Comments to CMS on the IWWG's Report Regarding Medicare's Mobility Device Benefit (January 14, 2005)

• ITEM Coalition Meets with the Director of the Center for Medicare Management; Requests Written Response to "In the Home" Questions (October 12, 2004) (PDF 75kb)

• ITEM Coalition Comments: White House Conference on Aging (September 10, 2004)

• Comments to the Interagency Committee on Disability Research (July 22, 2004)

• ITEM Coalition Supports Coverage of Clinicians' Services in Wheelchair Assessments

• Letter to CMS Administrator, Mark McClellan, Regarding Medicare's "In the Home" Restriction (July 2, 2004)

• Comments to Special Open Door Forum Regarding Clinical Guidance for Wheelchairs, Power Wheelchairs, and Power Operated Vehicle Coverage (June 14, 2004)

• ITEM Coalition's Henry Claypool Testifies Before Congress on Medicare's Power Wheelchair Benefit (April 28, 2004)

• ITEM Coalition Testifies Before Congress on Medicare Power Wheelchair Benefit (April 28, 2004)

• American Foundation for the Blind Submits Testimony to the Senate Special Committee on Aging (April 27, 2004)

• ITEM Coalition Testifies Before Senate Special Committee on Aging About Assistive Technology (April 27, 2004)

• Comments to Special Open Door Forum Regarding the Medicare Power Wheelchair Benefit (March 31, 2004)

• Letter to HHS Secretary About Medicare Coverage Policy Clarification on Power Mobility Devices (March 12, 2004)

• Letter to Senate Leadership Supporting Reauthorization of Assistive Technology Act (March 12, 2004)

• Letter to House Leadership Supporting Reauthorization of Assistive Technology Act (March 12, 2004)

• Comments to Special Open Door Forum Regarding Power Wheelchair Policy Clarification (March 3, 2004)

• Letter to HHS Secretary About Medicare Coverage Policy Clarification on Power Mobility Devices (January 23, 2004)

• Letter to HHS Office of Inspector General Regarding CMS 10-Point Plan and OIG Investigation to Combat Fraud and Abuse in the Power Wheelchair Benefit Under Medicare (October 6, 2003)

• Letter to CMS Administrator Regarding CMS 10-Point Plan and OIG Investigation to Combat Fraud and Abuse in the Power Wheelchair Benefit Under Medicare (October 3, 2003)

• Public Comments to TRICARE Changes Included in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002

• Testimony to the Interagency Working Group on Assistive Technology Mobility Devices

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ITEM Coalition 2003-2004 Policy Agenda