Progressive Medical Equipment

LENEXA, KS - If you want a preview of rationed healthcare in the name of cutting costs and fraud, Kansas City residents need to look no further than the competitive bidding program established by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The concept of "competitive bidding" is simple. CMS establishes MSAs and then creates a list of equipment for providers to bid on in these MSAs. By doing so, CMS hoped to find the lowest market price for the items Medicare currently pays for as a "fee for service" item. In each MSA, CMS, not the marketplace, would determine how many medical equipment providers are necessary to guarantee service and then pick the lowest bidders. (READ MORE)

LENEXA, KS - As part of their 10th anniversary celebration, Progressive Medical Equipment is teaming up with 10 area health care facilities to conduct a food drive. Progressive rehab reps will be placing a manual wheelchair with a Harvesters box secured in the seat at each of the 10 facilities. Employees, vendors and visitors of these locations can donate non-perishable food items by dropping items in the boxes from April 20-24, 2009. (READ MORE)

LENEXA, KS - As part of our 10th anniversary celebration, Progressive Medical Equipment donated manual wheelchairs to Cancer Action, a not-for-profit agency offering comprehensive services and programs to our community members and their families who are coping with cancer. (READ MORE)

Kansas City, MO - View a 4 minute senior living video from NBC Action News hosted by Kansas City's own Dan Henry. The video focuses on educating Kansas City area residents about the facilities, services, advice and help that's available to make senior living another great chapter in anyone's life.
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