 According to spokespeople, competitive bidding at Medicare and the need for the company to trim payroll prompted the lay offs of staffers from throughout the organization.In late 2015, the Office of the Inspector General called for Hoveround to return to the government $27 million for power mobility devices that it said did not meet Medicare reimbursement requirements.Inventor Thomas Kruse, along with his brothers George and Robert, founded Hoveround Corporation in April 1992.