tci Part B Insider - 2009 Issue 22

DME :Competitive Bidding Steamrolls Ahead Suppliers are in for the fight of

Medical equipment suppliers must have accreditation, surety bonds to bid. Suppliers are in for the fight of their lives as the second coming of competitive bidding gets underway. CMS announced a general timeline for durable medical equipment competitive bidding's relaunch this year. CMS will conduct "pre-bidding awareness and education" this spring, it says in a release. That includes the Program Advisory and Oversight Committee (PAOC) meeting taking place at press time. In the summer, CMS will require suppliers to register for bidding IDs and passwords. The agency will also release a more specific timeline and conduct bidding education. In...

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