What is the Medicare Therapeutic Shoe Bill?
Enacted in May 1993, this program was designed to provide reimbursement to Medicare Part B patients with diabetes, for custom molded shoes or extra depth shoes and accommodative inserts.
Of the 16 million Americans with diabetes, 25 percent develop foot problems related to the disease, and patients fitted with the correct type of footwear have much less chance of developing lower limb complications.
The program allows one pair of specialized shoes and three pairs of inserts per calendar year.
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Do You Qualify for Reimbursement under the Therapeutic Shoe Bill?
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Steps to Receiving Your Shoes and Custom Inserts
- The Sole Authority must receive the certifying statement from the physician actively treating you for diabetes. Please have it filled out and bring it to your appointment with The Sole Authority.
Statement of Certifying Physician for Therapeutic Footwear - You need a Podiatrist’s prescription for this benefit. You may bring one in from your current Podiatrist or The Sole Authority has the ability to do this for you.
- Call The Sole Authority for an appointment for your custom fitting and/or podiatry exam at 954-597-7060
- The Sole Authority will personally fit you for your shoes and make the inserts. We will process the claim through Medicare.
- You may pick up your shoes and custom inserts, or The Sole Authority can ship them to you... usually within five business days.
- The Sole Authority must receive the certifying statement from the physician actively treating you for diabetes. Please have it filled out and bring it to your appointment with The Sole Authority.