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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.thewheelchairsite.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Subsidizing Wheelchair Costs</title><link>http://www.thewheelchairsite.com/blogs/wheelchair_medicare/archive/2006/10/25/98278.aspx</link><description>Question: I am a single, disabled mother with a very low income. I am trying to get authorization from my insurance company for a power wheelchair. I don't know yet if they will cover it for me. I have been dealing with a debilitating problem for many</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61129.2)</generator><item><title>re: Subsidizing Wheelchair Costs</title><link>http://www.thewheelchairsite.com/blogs/wheelchair_medicare/archive/2006/10/25/98278.aspx#101985</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2007 02:37:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">1449d2a9-4708-4928-a2bb-aa25fd8853ed:101985</guid><dc:creator>humors1</dc:creator><description>Hello, &amp;nbsp;I am new to this site but have had to find help to fund my wheelchair and I have helped others in Virginia so I am not sure if this will help but there is the Accessibility Technology Loan Fund. &amp;nbsp;They extend credit (good and bad) and they make the payments low enough and greatly reduced interest. &amp;nbsp;It is a nice alternative when you need something that insurance does not see as a medical necessity. &amp;nbsp;Also, there are fraternal organizations (Elks, Moose, Eagles, ect...) that will sometimes help. You just send a letter letting them know what and why you need something. &amp;nbsp;It stinks to have to ask, but I am a mother of two teens and if you can not crawl to the bathroom from your bed Medicare wont cover anything. &amp;nbsp;I just had to think about them. You only live once.&lt;br&gt;Robin</description></item></channel></rss>