Op-Ed | My wheelchair is my legs — what happens when the providers we depend on disappear?
An op-ed highlights the critical importance of durable medical equipment, such as wheelchairs and respiratory devices, and the risks posed when access to these essential providers is lost.
When most people hear “durable medical equipment,” or DME, they picture a wheelchair. But DME is much more than that. It includes braces and orthotics, prosthetics, oxygen and respiratory equipment, hospital beds, ventilators, breast pumps, and other essential equipment people depend on every day. For many of us, this equipment is not a luxury. It...
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