Mobility Specialists Branches Out

AUBURNDALE, Fla. — Provider Mobility
Specialists announced it is branching out to offer respiratory
and HME to Central and Southwest Florida following expiration of a
non-compete agreement that had limited it to mobility
equipment/services. Mobility Specialists now offers oxygen,
incontinence and diabetic supplies.

“Our industry suffered a 9.5 percent Medicare reimbursement cut
in January, and home oxygen care is being capped out in 36 months,”
said President Butch Vanderpool, who founded the company in 2003.
“People in the industry have asked me why in the world I would get
back into respiratory care, but I believe being at the right place
at the right time is everything.”

Vanderpool said he thinks Medicare will eventually overturn its
decision to cut reimbursements.

“I live in Polk County, Fla., and participated in the
[competitive bidding demonstration] project years ago. So … I
am positioning myself for the Orlando bid in the first round and
the Tampa bid in the second if we get that far,” Vanderpool
said.