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Medicare Durable Medical Equipment

Address:  Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
7500 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21244-1850
Phone:  1-800-633-4277 (toll free)
TTY:  1-877-486-2048
Website: Website
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Clients:  Anyone who has Medicare Part B.
Services:  Durable medical equipment is medical equipment prescribed by a medical provider, for use in the home. Durable medical equipment could be a walker, wheelchair or a hospital bed. This type of equipment is for someone who is sick or injured. To get durable medical equipment you need to see your doctor and go to a supplier enrolled in Medicare. The provider must prescribe the type of equipment that you need for use in your home. Medicare also requires the provider to fill out a form and send it in to get approval for the equipment, if the medical equipment is the following: Air-fluidized beds, bone growth stimulators, external infusion pumps, hospital beds, lyphedema pumps/pneumatic compression devices, oxygen, scooters, self lift mechanisms, transcutanous electronic nerve stimulators, and wheelchairs. For questions about Medicare Durable Medical Equipment please contact: The Durable Medical Equipment Center Health Now New York Inc. P.O. Box 15013 30 Century Hill Drive Albany, NY 12212-5013 1-800-842-2052 TTY: 1-800-842-9519 For Information about where to purchase Medicare Durable Medical Equipment in your area please go to www.medicare.gov and click on "Find Suppliers of Medical Equipment in your area".

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