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Why Choose Great Lakes Home Medical Equipment (HME)?
- Medicare approved agency providing superior quality equipment and support services
- All types of equipment available
- Highest quality nationally recognized brands
- Delivery available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Educational instruction provided at delivery and upon request
- Regular preventative maintenance performed at no additional cost
- In-house service center and factory trained HME service technicians
- Loaner equipment available during repairs
- We bill Medicare or your insurance company for you
- Simplified paperwork and insurance reimbursement
- Lifeline provider (emergency response system)
- Over 1,100 physicians throughout mid-Michigan have entrusted the care of their patients to Great Lakes Home Health
- Satisfaction surveys performed on a regular and recurring basis
- All staff required to complete on-going educational training on a regular basis
- Each employee must pass rigorous criminal history background checks
- Prospective employees must pass multi-level background checks on their prior employment
- Accept major credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, American Express)
Patients in a hospital or skilled nursing facility must request Great Lakes Home Medical Equipment to avoid being discharged to another home medical equipment provider who may not offer the extensive equipment, services, or superior quality provided by Great Lakes Home Medical Equipment
Types of Home Medical Equipment
- CPAP and BiPAP
- Learn more about sleep apnea and the machines that help treat this sleep disorder
- Oxygen concentrators and portable oxygen devices
- Hospital beds and accessories
- Wheelchairs and motorized "Scooters"
- Wheelchair cushions
- Bed support surfaces, low air-loss mattresses
- Commodes (for bedside)
- Quad/Straight canes and walkers
- Suction machines
- Patient lifts
- Nebulizers
- Bili blankets & Bili lights
- Transfer devices for the bathroom
- Assistive devices for activities of daily living
- Post-operative therapeutic orthotics
- Enteral Nutrition
Who Pays for Home Medical Equipment?
Medicare covers home medical equipment provided by Great Lakes Home Medical Equipment under Part B of the government insurance package. Part B is a purchased plan, which covers home medical equipment items and physician's visits at 80% of the reasonable fee, leaving 20% to be paid by the patient or co-paying insurance.
Meidcare or Medicaid pays for some equipment, but not all. Most equipment requires a doctor's authorization before we can provide it to you.
Insurance generally does not pay for equipment such as bathroom safety items, over the bed tables, daily living aids, or Lifeline (Emergency Notification Program).
We will be pleased to check to see if a particular insurance covers the cost of the home medical equipment which you may require. If you wish for us to check on a particular item for you, contact us today!