Bath Chair

I feel like having a child with intense medical needs forces you to understand the health care system.  Whether one cares to be involved in politics or not, with something that so directly impacts your life, it is hard to avoid.  And while health insurance impacts everyone, health insurance for a child who needs regular medical supplies is a whole different ball game.  I am learning a lot about the health insurance world.  Most of what I am learning makes me sad and discouraged.  One of those moments was when I called to get a billing code for a bath chair.  It seems like a medical necessity to me.  Helping your child sit up in the bath so they don't drown seems important.  And eventually, he'll want to shower and will need a shower chair at that point.  I was really surprised to learn that there is NO billing code for a bath/shower chair.  It's not a medical necessity.  And they're $350+.  Why is all medical equipment so expensive?  I stewed over this for a while (months).  And then one day I thought to call Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy.  And what do you know?!  They had one in the equipment closet.  They shipped it out that day and we had it just a couple days later.  Benson loves it and felt a lot more secure chillin in the bath!  We are so thankful to this organization for all they do for SMA families!