HME News: New bid bill will drop soon
With no time to lose, HME industry stakeholders are ready for another run at the competitive bidding program. Legislation in the works by Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., would delay the …
Stop Fraudulent Bidders from abusing Medicare…
On January 12, bipartisan legislation was introduced in both the House and Senate that would require bidders to stand by their bids and stop speculators from gaming Medicare contract auctions …
HME News: Preparations underway for Round 2 recompete
CMS has announced plans to recompete contracts for Round 2 of competitive bidding and the national mail-order program for diabetes supplies. The agency says it has begun its pre-bidding supplier …
HME News: CMS barrels forward with bidding, bundling
CMS’s plan to expand competitive bidding pricing and implement bundled monthly payments for certain HME is a mixed bag of positives and negatives, industry stakeholders say. Biggest loser: rural areas …
AAHomecare: DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act FAQs
H.R. 4920 – Frequently Asked Questions With the recent introduction of H.R. 4920, Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act of 2014, questions about the specifics of the bill and why …
AAHomeCare: Take Action Now – Binding Bid Legislation
The American Association for Homecare is proud to work with Congressmen Pat Tiberi (R-Ohio) and John Larson (D-Conn.) as they build support for H.R. 4920, the Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding …
HME News: DME Bid bill introduced
The Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act of 2014 has been introduced in Congress, according to AAHomecare. “This bill will help fix the Medicare bidding program by making sure that …
GAO Releases Round 1 Rebid Report
The second major government report on the Round 1 Rebid to be issued was released by the Government Accountability Office. The report acknowledges that both beneficiary utilization and numbers of …