tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2009 Issue 13

SUPPLIES: DME Competitive Bidding Steamrolls Ahead

Medical equipment suppliers must have accreditation, surety bonds to bid. Suppliers wondering how the relaunch of competitive bidding will affect them got more details at a CMS meeting in Baltimore June 4. CMS had earlier announced that the bidding process would begin this fall. At the Program Advisory and Oversight Committee (PAOC) meeting, the agency distributed a more detailed timeline listing bidding activities for 2010, including announcement of bid winners next summer,the American Association of Homecare noted. Roundone would then go live in January 2011.Suppliers Can Start Taking Steps Now CMS will require suppliers to register for...

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