NCART Reschedules Joint Webinar with U.S. Rehab The National Coalition for Rehab & Assistive Technology (NCART) has rescheduled its March 6 webinar, an event to be held in collaboration with U.S. Rehab. In a March 3 bulletin, NCART said the webinar “Future-Proofing Complex Rehab Technology: Strategies for Growth and Protection in 2025” will now be…
Briefly: NCART Reschedules Webinar; RESNA Offers Membership Card
Briefly: NCART, U.S. Rehab Partner on Webinar; AIM Adds EVP
Featuring the National Coalition for Assistive & Rehab Technology, VGM & Associates, and Abilities in Motion.
NCART, U.S. Rehab to Present Strategies for Growth Webinar The National Coalition for Assistive & Rehab Technology (NCART) and U.S. Rehab are cohosting a March 6 webinar entitled Future-Proofing Complex Rehab Technology: Strategies for Growth and Protection in 2025. The webinar’s speakers are Wayne Grau, executive director, NCART; Julie Piriano, PT, ATP/SMS, senior director of…
NCART Recaps 2024 Achievements, Sets Slate for 2025
Repair reform and Medicare coverage for power standing top the priorities list.
The National Coalition for Assistive & Rehab Technology (NCART) has recapped its 2024 successes while also setting its priorities for 2025. In a Feb. 7 newsletter to members, NCART said, “When NCART was formed, the focus was on federal legislation to protect CRT [Complex Rehab Technology] by keeping it out of competitive bidding. Mission accomplished!…
NCART Welcomes Two New Board Members
Industry veterans John Letizia and Brad Peterson have joined the National Coalition for Assistive & Rehab Technology board.
The National Coalition for Rehab & Assistive Technology (NCART) has welcomed two additional board members. In a Dec. 12 announcement to members, NCART said Brad Peterson (Amylior) and John Letizia (Laurel Medical Solutions) had been elected to fill two board seats added as a result of the association’s expansion. Both Letizia and Peterson are Complex…
Briefly: CMS Adds Inclusion Body Myositis to Seating Consideration List; Nonprofit Debuts Caregiver Website
Featuring NCART, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and I AM ALS.
CMS Adds Inclusion Body Myositis ICD-10 Code for Seating Considerations The National Coalition for Assistive & Rehab Technology (NCART) has reported that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has added the ICD-10 code for inclusion body myositis (G72.41) to the Group 2 and Group 4 lists for consideration for a skin protection and/or…
Briefly: NCART Adds State Data Resources; NMEDA Welcomes 2024 Hall of Fame Inductees
Featuring the National Coalition for Assistive & Rehab Technology, U.S. Rehab, the Centers for Disease Control, and the National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association.
NCART Adds State-Specific Advocacy Info to Website The National Coalition for Assistive & Rehab Technology (NCART) has added state-specific Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) information to its website. Using information from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), NCART and U.S. Rehab’s single-page state resources list the diagnoses typically requiring CRT, as well as CRT services —…
NCART Shares Updated Wheeled Mobility and Seating Evaluation Form
The new evaluation tool includes “a clear delineation” of the work done by suppliers and clinicians.
The Wheeled Mobility and Seating Evaluation tool used for years by many seating clinicians has been updated for 2024 and is being shared by the National Coalition for Assistive & Rehab Technology (NCART). In an Oct. 16 bulletin to Complex Rehab Technology professionals, NCART said, “This updated version includes additional evaluation and justification information that…
Senate Companion Bill Introduced for Ultralightweight Frame Upgrade
S. 5154, like its House counterpart, would be budget neutral for taxpayers, NCART said.
A companion bill to H.R. 5371 — the Choices for Increased Mobility Act, which would provide a path for Medicare beneficiaries to upgrade their ultralightweight wheelchair frames — has been introduced in the Senate. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) introduced S. 5154 on Sept. 24, the day of the legislative fly-in…
NCART Announces Board of Directors Changes, Expansion
Mickae Lee is the new board president for the National Coalition for Assistive & Rehab Technology.
The National Coalition for Assistive & Rehab Technology (NCART) is making changes to its board of directors. In an Aug. 28 news announcement, NCART said Mickae Lee has joined the executive committee of the organization’s board of directors, and is the board’s new president. Larry Jackson, president of Sunrise Medical North America, has also joined…
Advocates to Lobby for H.R. 5371 at Two September Fly-Ins
Both legislative events will focus on ultralightweight frame upgrades for Medicare beneficiaries.
Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) stakeholders will focus on building Congressional support for H.R. 5371, the Choices for Increased Mobility Act, at two Washington, D.C., fly-ins in September. The Sept. 9-10 legislative event is being led by the American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare). The Sept. 24 fly-in is being hosted by the National Coalition for Assistive…