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KatyMan

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25. not trying to belittle you but....

Reply to woofless (Reply #14)

Sat Sep 14, 2013, 08:56 PM

Sep 2013

One of the main requirements for a motorized wheelchair or scooter is that one cannot propel oneself on their own I.e. no use of arms

This industry has bilked Medicare and Medicaid for billions Medicare and Medicaid are billed around 5000 dollars for each chair

Good riddance to them

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Scooter Store at end of road [View all] TexasTowelie Sep 2013 OP

I've been wondering what ever happened to them after the DOJ raided them earlier in the year... Tx4obama Sep 2013 #1

see what happens when you let gov't get its hands on Medicare? KG Sep 2013 #2

signwriter is morans...nt Jesus Malverde Sep 2013 #11

No more Tom Kruse? secondvariety Sep 2013 #3

He is... Mr_King Sep 2013 #12

I'm waiting to see who goes to jail Auggie Sep 2013 #4

Always wondered how they got away with billing for those scooters. 7962 Sep 2013 #5

Awwwww ..... you mean Teabillies'll have to ride around on something else while they .... marble falls Sep 2013 #6

That was my first thought too! Populist_Prole Sep 2013 #8

Fat slob responds thusly... woofless Sep 2013 #14

Yes. And many people with serious conditions have to take steroids, pnwmom Sep 2013 #15

! csziggy Sep 2013 #20

Didja ever think I wasn't talking about you, whom I've never seen. But the fact is I see a lot .... marble falls Sep 2013 #24

not trying to belittle you but.... KatyMan Sep 2013 #25

The emphysema didn't happen by accident. Aristus Sep 2013 #33

Yup, working around coal dust or wood dust will set you up for emphysema. uppityperson Sep 2013 #35

Hope to see the online colleges go the same route WatchWhatISay Sep 2013 #7

Yes shanti Sep 2013 #32

While some online schools are for-profit industries tammywammy Sep 2013 #34

YES YES YES Myrina Sep 2013 #37

another example of a dirty business gopiscrap Sep 2013 #9

+1000 Cleita Sep 2013 #10

Indeed, JimboBillyBubbaBob Sep 2013 #19

Thank you! gopiscrap Sep 2013 #21

We no longer have to subidise those lazy teabaggers who run around protesting the government Dawson Leery Sep 2013 #13

You don't think Democrats or progressives ever become disabled enough to need a scooter? pnwmom Sep 2013 #16

This place loves to assume unpleasant-looking health issues are inherently conservative Posteritatis Sep 2013 #17

I know many very liberal people who need to use scooters. Shame on those who assume they all uppityperson Sep 2013 #36

Obamacare ended their ability to overbill for the wheelchairs so buh bye. TeamPooka Sep 2013 #18

I'm glad they didn't have a jingle to get out of our heads.... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #22

would rather see them get cleaned up than cleaned out dembotoz Sep 2013 #23

they only have themselves to blame KatyMan Sep 2013 #26

Here's a nice little story about such a company: phylny Sep 2013 #31

I would too but this is not the first go-round Scooter Store Gman Sep 2013 #27

I don't think scooters will go away, just the fraudulent Scooter Store. If... Tarheel_Dem Sep 2013 #28

Founder walked away with a fortune. jsr Sep 2013 #29

"largest private employer" Hugin Sep 2013 #30

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