I know that Forbes rehabilitation services is now selling an iPad with speech apps under Medicare benefits.

http://www.frs-solutions.com/products/comlinks/proslates/ProSlate_10

I do not know of anyone who is selling just the apps under Medicare assignment. Practically speaking, I have a hard time imagining that happening since it is so much money to get funding through Medicare compared to the relatively low cost of the apps themselves. But then again, I obviously do not have much experience with that side of the business so perhaps there are people out there who are?

Ed Hitchcock OT/L

Technology Center

Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

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Subject: how to bill insurance for apps or TTS software for a computer

Does anyone know how to do this? My patients have been paying for TTS apps privately but it is a Medicare benefit. How can they use this benefit?

Jen Coggiola, MA, CCC/SLP
Speech Pathologist
ALS Center at UCSF
400 Parnassus Ave., 8th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94143
(415) 353-2122 clinic phone
(415) 353-2524 clinic fax
(925) 323-0175 cell phone
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