I agree- I think by focusing on some of the funding issues
(without mentioning some of the larger repercussions of having
Medicare/insurance purchase off-the-shelf technology) he did a real
disservice
to people with ALS.
Maybe, we as a collective group, could put together a
response
to the article, and post it?
Margaret Cotts
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I wish they had done a better job on this article.
Instead of
pushing the “Medicare and insurance should pay for these” why
not discuss, wow
isn’t this great that this type of inexpensive technology
exists.
I think it could have been a more interesting article by just
focusing on the technology instead of trying to make it a health care
article. By bringing up this aspect, you open a whole can of
worms.
I don’t think that the author has a good perspective on the whole
funding
problem – he is a tech guy, not a health care
guy.
Just my two cents.
Antoinette Verdone, MSBME, ATP
Assistive Technology Specialist
The ALS Association, Greater New York Chapter
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soar" -- Helen Keller
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Interesting
article discussing some of the new options for do-it-yourself high
tech
AAC (most come in under $450.00 for all components).
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