tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2008 Issue 15

Competitive Bidding: Round One Bidding Notices Rock DME Industry

Outraged trade groups plan legal action Suppliers nationwide are catching a glimpse of their Medicare future, and it looks bleak. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) sent out round one competitive bidding contract offers March 20. Round one will take place in 10 cities and will begin July 1. Round two will expand to 70 more metro areas and is scheduled for summer 2009. Round one bidding for durable medical equipment will cut Medicare spending 26 percent on bid items, CMS Acting Administrator Kerry Weems said in announcing the payment amounts. The amounts range from 14 percent...

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