Power Wheelchair Demo Set To Run For Less Than A Year In Expansion States

The power wheelchair prior authorization demonstration will begin in 12 additional states this fall, but the demo will continue for less than a year in those states since the agency says the program is set to end in 2015. Some stakeholders say ending the demonstration so quickly after it is expanded doesn't make much sense, especially since the agency has already labeled it as successful. The agency in May announced plans to build on what CMS deemed a successful prior...