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It is not a mistake that all cars have “a spare-tire”. If you’ve ever had a tire “go flat” (for whatever reason), you know from your experience “why all new cars have a spare-tire”.
For that matter, have you ever seen any car for sale which didn’t have “a spare”…?
If you’ve ever had your Artificial Larynx “go flat” (for whatever reason), you know from your experience of “suddenly being without your voice again” … that, as with your car, “a spare is a must-have”.
Then why does Medicare-coverage only allow for the purchase of one unit every 5-years…? Why not what's realistic -- “two”…?
Could it be that those who make the car-rules have experienced “a flat-tire”, so they are aware -- and that those who make the Medicare-rules have not experienced “a laryngectomy”, so they’re not-aware -- that an immediate-backup, “a spare”, is, “a must-have”….
In the absence of that-experience and its consequent-awareness, Medicare-coverage for “Speech Generating Devices” got limited to “only one within a 5-year period” -- by mistake.
Mistake?
Yes -- consider these points in the context of the “Prevent Medicare Fraud”-issue:
Who would buy one of these if they hadn’t had a laryngectomy…?
Wouldn’t the first-experience of being without a voice, be sufficient to convince anyone of the absolute-necessity of having two units -- a primary and an immediate-backup…?
To have this mistake corrected, we wrote a letter to the appropriate-people -- which you, too, can sign and send. (Medicare Coverage-revision Letter)
Until, and after, they “get real”, and revise that “one-only”-rule, to “two” -- here’s a realistic Best-Choice™ for you ...
BC-1 Realistic = $888 = two BC-1 Speech-aids
(a primary and a spare), two 9v-batteries + one charger
BC-1 Starter = $555 = one BC-1 Speech-aid
(a primary only), two 9v-batteries + one charger
Uncertain about which set to get…?
If you buy your “spare” within 30 days, it costs $333. After that, it’s $444.
Add $20 for Priority-Mail shipping, Insurance, and Signature-Confirmation tracking.
