The Internet provides an excellent ability to save on the cost of durable medical goods. The shrinking reimbursements as well as the elimination of a payment component for living or life aids, is putting the financial burden on the insured. Patients are surfing the internet, looking for lower priced goods, that offer assistance to daily life for handicapped people and various other people that need help with every day tasks.
This product category carries a range of products that include everything from Walking Aids to specially formed eating utensils.
Physicians and home healthcare stores were the sole source vendors, prior to the Internet. It is important to know what you are buying. Wheelchairs for instance, Medicare may pay $400-$500 for an Invacare Wheel Chair, when the same make and model can be found for under $300.00 by someone that is a private payer. Since there are laws regarding payment to the government that cover full disclosure by a vendor, and lowest prices charged, a store that takes Medicare, cannot sell the wheelchair or any other goods, lower than it charges the U.S. Government.
Since we know how poorly our Government negotiates prices, you now can assume, when you pay yourself, your going to have to pay those prices.
Many drug stores, both National Chains as well as small independents, carry a small selection of Living Assistance Products. Not really offering a choice like that which can be found on the Internet. There are many choices of brands and styles in almost every category.
Pill Counters and Pill Organizers are very important in the area of Living Health Aids. Imagine the elderly and challenged trying to remember how many pills or which ones they have taken. Syringe spoon combo units are available for delivering oral, liquid medications, to difficult or mentally challenged patients. There is no doubt that medication delivery is sometimes tedious and difficult, if not dangerous.
Shopping a good website will help you realize there are many choices of items that can help the handicapped individual. Ambulatory Products like canes, walkers, crutches, and wheelchairs, can have many options. Non of which a physician or a National Drug Chain will even know exist. Just think how difficult it might be to find replacement parts or available options. Scooters are even more complicated when one adds the need for special batteries and options.
Hearing assistance products to include: Amplifiers for Phone Ringers, hearing aid maintenance products, wipes cleaners, humidifiers, blowers and special alarm clocks.
Eldercare might include the need for bendable utensils. Depending on the handicap and the right or left status of the patient, you may need to review what is available. Sometimes not available in stores.
Oral Hygiene can sometimes be difficult for the handicapped patient. Rechargeable Plack removers can help maintain oral health. Biotene Dry Mouth wash can also provide comfort and relief from infection. Triad Lemon Glycerin swabs, provide awakening of the taste buds. Toothette and Poligrip products are available in more choices on the internet, then one would find on a store shelf.
It is important to know your choices as well as saving money. The internet, can provide that if you choose the right company.
