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English => News => Topic started by: Redaktion on August 26, 2024, 03:58:39

Title: Paralyzed Ivan Vargas becomes first person on East Coast to receive the $91,032 Ekso Indego exoskeleton under revised Medicare 2024 ruling
Post by: Redaktion on August 26, 2024, 03:58:39
Paralyzed Ivan Vargas has become the first person on East Coast to receive the $91,032 Ekso Indego Personal exoskeleton under a revised Medicare 2024 ruling. Medicare now classifies exoskeletons in the braces category, allowing these devices to be prescribed to qualifying patients for home use.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Paralyzed-Ivan-Vargas-becomes-first-person-on-East-Coast-to-receive-the-91-032-Ekso-Indego-exoskeleton-under-revised-Medicare-2024-ruling.879596.0.html
Title: Re: Paralyzed Ivan Vargas becomes first person on East Coast to receive the $91,032 Ekso Indego exos
Post by: indy on August 26, 2024, 16:41:49
91K isn't that much.  Motorized wheelchairs START at ~$70K.

This can change a LOT of people's lives!