tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2008 Issue 26

Competitive Bidding: CMS' Bidding Letters Confuse Beneficiaries

One bidding lawsuit bites the dust. The feds continue to move forward with the July 1 implementation date for competitive bidding, even though the start date is under intense debate. Medicare beneficiaries with DME have received the bidding notification letters the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued, and the result is mass confusion, contends the National Association of Independent Medical Suppliers. "The letters ... prompted over 50 calls to one supplier with questions about what the program was about and wanting to know why they had to switch suppliers," NAIMES' Wayne Stanfield recounts. "Many were confused by...

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