A Denial Shouldn't Decide What a Child Can Do
We fund the adaptive equipment kids need when insurance falls short — and we take on the denials that keep it out of reach.
Every grant we make is built to do one thing: give a child the tools to move, learn, and take part in the world, no matter what their coverage says.
No child left waiting.
In 2025, Medicare formally classified wheelchair transit securement systems — the tie-downs that let a child ride safely in a vehicle — as non-covered, on the grounds that they aren't used "in the home." Medicaid and private plans followed. Our objective is to fund the equipment those rules leave behind, so no child is grounded by a benefit category.
How We Fix It
We do the thing insurance won't: we pay for it. When a denial, a delay, or a coverage rule stands between a child and the equipment they need, Equipt Foundation funds the gap directly — the wheelchair, the securement system, the stander, the communication device — so the equipment gets used instead of shelved.
But writing a check is only half of it. Many of these denials are more winnable than families realize, especially for kids on Medicaid, where federal rules require coverage of medically necessary equipment that the standard benefit leaves out. So we also help families read the denial, understand why it happened, and decide which ones are worth appealing — so a "no" from an insurer isn't mistaken for the end of the road.
And because families can't ask for help they don't know exists, we build referral pipelines with the people who already know these kids — pediatric therapists, clinics, DME suppliers, and school teams — so the child who needs a chair that actually leaves the driveway is the one who finds us.
We help you fight the denial. And if it fails, we pay for it.