tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2007 Issue 23

DME: Prepare For Hassles With Winning DME Bidders

Doctors can't dispense DME to anyone else's patients.Attention: Now's the time to make sure your physicians' durable medical equipment (DME) dispensing practices meet the requirements to avoid the tough competitive bidding process.The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) just launched the bidding program for DME. In 10 metropolitan areas around the country, DME suppliers are competing for contracts to supply items to Medicare patients.Good news: Physicians don't need to compete in the bidding process to keep supplying some items in the office, CMS says. You can keep providing crutches, canes, walkers, folding manual wheelchairs, blood...

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