NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas, June 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The SCOOTER
Store, the nation’s leading provider of power mobility solutions,
announced that its business agreements with insurance companies
have exceeded 200 health plan partnerships. The contracts
allow more than 170 million covered members across the country to
obtain power mobility equipment from the company when authorized by
their health plan.
The company has signed eight new agreements so far in 2011 with
additional contracts under negotiation. The agreements
represent the ongoing commitment by The SCOOTER Store to continue
growing health plan relationships as part of its mission to provide
freedom and independence to people with limited mobility. The new
health plan relationships include a contract with Anthem®
companies in Maine and New Hampshire.
“Our Corporate Contracting Division continues to negotiate
important new business agreements, enabling us to serve the power
mobility and durable medical equipment needs of health plan members
across the country,” said Doug Harrison, founder, president and CEO
of The SCOOTER Store. “We are proud to recognize the efforts
of our contracting division in achieving this important milestone
for the company.”
During this time of power mobility industry consolidation,
health plans can benefit from doing business with The SCOOTER Store
in several ways, such as:
- The opportunity to work with a proven leader that can provide
nationwide in-home delivery and service of standard and customized
complex rehab power mobility solutions for their members; - Gain access to expanded offerings that include many home
care-related products; - Receiving specific information needed on per policy and plan
basis to better manage utilization; - Receiving information in the format and manner needed to make
effective use of insurance company staff; and - Leveraging the company’s abi
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