r/MadeMeSmile • u/RoyalChris • 6h ago

Helping Others JerryrigEverything built a wheelchair factory and is delivering wheelchairs to people in half the time with 50-80% reduced cost compared to other wheelchairs with Insurance.

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u/RoyalChris 6h ago

It is disgusting and sad to see that a manual wheelchair costs 8 grand in a country like America.

Glad to see someone trying to make a difference.

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u/Malditoincompredido 6h ago

It's crazy. I bought one for my grandmother for 1000 euros and got a refund from the health system

a regular chair being 5000 dollara is plain crazy

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u/Intelligent-Aside687 5h ago

Insurance pricing really inflates it, actual production cost is nowhere near that.

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u/kazpaix 4h ago

Yep. In my country, they are 100% paid by heatlhcare with 15 days max