tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2008 Issue 20

Competitive Bidding: DME Suppliers Besiege Congress

House hearing puts CMS on the defensive as companies step up their campaign Durable medical equipment suppliers seem to be gaining traction in their fight against Medicare competitive bidding, but will it be enough to stave off the industry-threatening program? DME suppliers have been waging a major grass-roots campaign aimed at stopping or at least delaying round one of competitive bidding, which starts July 1. Supplier groups like the American Association for Homecare and the National Association of Independent Medical Equipment Suppliers have submitted to lawmakers petitions with thousands of signatures calling for a bidding delay, submitted letters urging...

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