Ditto, Antoinette. I could not
agree
more.
When I spoke to Ashley I made it clear stating that I was not comfortable
recommending that Medicare pay for these devices as a “speech
generating
device”. At the time, he stated that the intent of the article
was
to show how new advances in technology are being used to help those with
disabilities.
Looking at the comments that the
article
generated, it did not get a favorable review.
I, for one, am glad I was not
quoted--- or
mis-quoted.
It definitely opened a huge can of
worms—an
inappropriate focus, at that!
Lisa M. Bruening, M.S.,
CCC-SLP
Patient Services
Coordinator
The ALS
Association
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From:
xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Antoinette Verdone
Sent: Tuesday, September 15,
2009
12:00 PM
To:
Subject: RE: [Assistive
Technology] NYTimes.com: For Speech-Impaired, Insurance Fights
Remedy
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
ADDRESS:
42 Broadway,
Phone: 212-720-3054
Fax: 212-619-7409
Email: xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx
"One cannot consent to creep when
one
has the impulse to soar" -- Helen
Keller
From:
xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Amy Roman
Sent: Tuesday, September 15,
2009
1:51 AM
To: AT ALS Listserv
Subject: [Assistive
Technology]
NYTimes.com: For Speech-Impaired, Insurance Fights
Remedy
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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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