SafeStep adds brooks to its Medicare Therapeutk Shoe Program – Podiatric Marketplace
SafeStep, which offers 78 different shoe styles and an easy, profitable way to participate in the Medicare Therapeutic Shoe Program, has added Brooks to its inventory of available footwear. SafeStep’s current roster of ‘lines includes Medicare-qualified depth shoes by Apex, Orthofeet, Soft Spots, and Pedors, along with prefabricated and custom molded inserts.
Some examples of shoe prices including three pairs of inserts:
Pre-fab Custom
Apex Ambulator, Woman’s Biomechanical $95. $134
OrthoFeet, Velcro, stretchable $66. $114
Brooks Addiction $95 $138
Soft Spots Marathon $83 $133
Pedors $65 $115
SafeStep offers free electronic Medicare billing when shoes and inserts are ordered through the website, helps every step of the way in fitting patients, and insures that Medicare payment is received. Other helpful features include:
* Free sign-up and assistance with Medicare Durable Medical Equipment supplier registration
* Fax orders or enter via website
* Free annual patient reminder letters for new shoes
* Easy, no-cost returns
Earn as much as $265, reports SafeStep, for every at-risk diabetic patient whom you fit with shoes and inserts.
For more information circle #115 on the reader service card.
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