Medicare pays 80% of the cost for a wheelchair or electric scooter if you need one to get around your house. Your doctor has to confirm that you need a wheelchair or scooter to function safely in your ...

You might think that if you’re 65 or older and need a wheelchair or electric scooter to get around, Medicare would automatically cover it. But, as with so many areas of Medicare, things aren’t quite ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. (Shutterstock) More than half of the power wheelchairs prescribed to Medicare patients were medically unnecessary or based on ...