Funding & coverage · Durable medical equipment
Insurance & funding, navigated for you
The chair is only half the job. MedEquipped identifies the right funding source, handles the prior authorization and documentation, and helps you understand your coverage before you commit to anything.
Funding we work with
Common funding sources for a power chair
- Medicare
- Medicaid
- Private insurance (DME)
Power wheelchairs are typically covered as durable medical equipment (DME). Which source applies — and what it covers — depends on your plan and documented medical need.
auth handled for you
Finding the funding
How we identify who pays for your equipment
A custom power wheelchair is usually funded as durable medical equipment, but the right source and the coverage rules depend on your situation.
Before any paperwork begins, we look at how your equipment is most likely to be funded. For many people that means Medicare or Medicaid; for others it's a private insurance plan with a durable medical equipment benefit. Each of these has its own rules about what counts as medically necessary, what documentation is required, and how a power wheelchair is authorized. We start by mapping your coverage to the chair your evaluation points to, so effort goes toward the path most likely to work.
What we look at
Identifying the funding source is a research step, not a guess. We consider:
- Your plan(s) — Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance, or a combination, and how a power wheelchair is treated under each.
- The durable medical equipment benefit — how your coverage classifies and authorizes mobility equipment.
- Documented medical need — the clinical picture from your evaluation and your clinicians that a funder will review.
- Requirements to meet — the specific documentation and prior-authorization steps your funder expects.
Prior authorization & documentation
The paperwork we handle so you don't
Gather documentation
We assemble the evaluation findings and clinical notes that establish medical need.
Prepare the request
We build the prior-authorization request to match your funder's requirements.
Submit & follow up
We submit, track the review, and respond to requests for more information.
Confirm coverage
We help you understand the decision and what it means before you commit.
Understand before you commit
Know what's covered — before you're locked in
Funding for durable medical equipment is decided by your plan and your documented medical need, and details vary from one person to the next. Our job is to make the picture clear early, so there are fewer surprises. We explain what your coverage indicates and where a decision still rests with the funder, in plain language.
Coverage depends on your specific plan and medical documentation. We help you understand it, but we don't promise a fixed percentage or guarantee an outcome — the funder makes the final decision.
Honest by design
What we will and won't tell you
- We will tell you what your coverage appears to allow
- We will explain what documentation the funder needs
- We will flag where the decision is the funder's, not ours
- We won't quote a guaranteed percentage or outcome
Common questions
Insurance & funding — the basics
Which types of funding do you work with?
Power wheelchairs are commonly funded as durable medical equipment through Medicare, Medicaid, or a private insurance plan. Which applies depends on your coverage. We identify the most likely source for your situation before starting the paperwork.
Will my equipment be fully covered?
Coverage depends on your specific plan and your documented medical need, and the funder makes the final decision. We help you understand what your coverage indicates before you commit, but we don't quote a guaranteed percentage or promise an outcome.
Do you handle the prior authorization?
Yes. We gather the documentation, prepare the prior-authorization request to your funder's requirements, submit it, and follow up — including responding to requests for additional information during the review.
What do I need to provide?
Mainly your insurance information and access to the clinical details from your evaluation and clinicians. From there, the documentation and coordination are ours to manage, so you're not chasing forms.
Let's get your mobility freedom moving.
Start with an evaluation and we'll map the right chair and the funding path together.