Posted on Aug 27, 2015
Will the V.A. follow the lead of Medicare in attempting to limit prostheses?
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Medicare is attempting through a proposal to limit access to protheses by making the requirements to attain advanced prothetics more difficult and eliminating the universal billing codes. By doing away with billing codes facilities will simply not be able to bill insurance companies for the prothesis. This will limit the type and quality available to patients. It will also mean there is less incentive for research and development in the area of prothesis. http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/26/health/amputees-prosthetic-medicare-rule-change/index.html
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The VA needs to understand that they are there solely for the veterans, not for collecting a paycheck. Our men and women put their lives on the line and are expecting the nation that they defended to take care of them in return. the same thing happened during WW2. Soldiers were promised free healthcare for life and got screwed in the long run.
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That's how the VA is conducting business and reducing claims these days is by denying!
That's how the VA is conducting business and reducing claims these days is by denying!
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Someone correct me if I'm wrong. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that my first concern would be the service branch medical staff. Before these people get out, they're the first line of offense and defense in the treatment of these wounds. They could also be the leverage needed to fight this IF the VA were to ever try to implement a bad policy like this. The service chiefs could also leverage the CJS who then moves onto the Defense Secretary and the VA Secretary. But the fight when concerning the troops has to come from the first line fighters; the MEDCOM CDR and CSM or branch equivalent. Once they're retired, then the fight comes to each of us, and the various VSO's to fight for their (OUR) benefits.
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