According to Medicare Rights Center president, Robert Hayes, CMS remains old fashioned in its ways and becomes more so by proposing to retain inhumane coverage policy that leaves people with disabilities isolated in their homes and from their communities. In his heavy criticism of proposed coverage criteria, Hayes repelled practice of Medicare as a continuing affront to policies of Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush who, respectively championed Americans with Disabilities Act and New Freedom Initiative. Unlike CMS policy, Hayes said that two presidents’ steps were aimed at liberating people with disabilities from isolation and dependence.

Even as they criticized criteria being proposed, Hayes acknowledged that they applaud some aspects of it including function-based determination of medical necessity and effort to develop new codes for paying wheelchair suppliers. Still, they are demanding that White House review new policy especially those that breed on isolation and dependence. -30-

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For comfort of individual using it, Torque has following new aspects: seat tilt system; seat location system; telescoping front rigging attachment; pin-and-saddle front-riggings; dynamic anti-tippers, and; flip-back removable arms. To help soften jolts and bumps felt by individual using it, there is an independent rubber element rear wheel-suspension. For further optimum support, it has a rigid seat plan but with optional slings. Width of its seat is from 16” to 24” in 1” increments. Further, it come with semi-pneumatic standard casters with size of 8”x1.75” and optional shock-absorbing casters available in 8” and 6” sizes.

For convenience, torque wheelchair include useful features like arm pockets for storing personal items; rear battery access for ease of servicing; large gas tank with Group 24 batteries that range up to 35 miles per charge. This power chair has automatic self-connecting battery hookup and dual-mode battery charger that can charge all battery types.

If you want to know its warranty – its base frame has a lifetime assurance, seat frame can last up to 3 years, electronic components may live up to a year and its gear motors can survive until 18 months of operation. The torque power wheelchair series might be ideal, dependable and reliable chair for your condition. -30-

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