Patient, clinicians, trade groups oppose proposal to take competitive bidding national.
- By David Kopf
- Apr 24, 2014
Effort gathers 854 completed public comment surveys and delivers them to CMS.
- By David Kopf
- Apr 02, 2014
Short-term fix to physician reimbursement omits bidding amendments, but doesn’t include DMEPOS cuts.
- By David Kopf
- Apr 02, 2014
Effort designed to drive consumer awareness of negative impacts of Medicare reforms.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 17, 2014
Recent Senate win on ‘doc fix’ step forward, more co-sponsors needed for H.R. 1717.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 13, 2014
Organization calls on providers to share feedback on CMS’s plan to take bidding national by 2016.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 13, 2014
President’s package would apply NCB rates to Medicaid program.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 06, 2014
H.R. 1717 picks up two more lawmakers seeking to replace competitive bidding.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 06, 2014
Competitive Bidding Round Two
- By Joseph Duffy
- Mar 01, 2014
Competitive Bidding Round Two
O2 Providers share their initial experiences with competitive bidding Round Two and how it’s forced them to find ways to keep their businesses thriving.
- By Joseph Duffy
- Mar 01, 2014
To help HME industry be heard, online survey will collect feedback and submit to CMS.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 27, 2014
CMS gearing up to expand program or pricing to non-bid areas; seeks public comment.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 27, 2014
AAHomecare fights suggested legislation that would see competitive bidding rates applied to Medicaid in order to cover ‘doc fix’ costs.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 20, 2014
Despite short notice state leaders call on allied lawmakers to ask top CMS officials hard questions.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 13, 2014
Rep. Gabbard pushes H.R. 1717 co-sponsor tally to 169 lawmakers.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 06, 2014
CBS affiliate helps open general public’s eyes to patient, provider difficulties with program.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 30, 2014
Addition bring support for MPP bill to 168 lawmakers.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 30, 2014
California and Pennsylvania lawmakers push H.R. 1717 co-sponsorship to 166 supporters.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 17, 2014
Association aims for including language in SGR legislation; Rep. Price continues working on H.R. 1717.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 16, 2014
Editor's Note
CMS's efforts to force competitive bidding on healthcare are about as effective — and error-prone — as installing a the wrong operating system on a computer. Now that Round Two has exposed all the bugs to light, can providers find a feasible work-around?
- By David Kopf
- Jan 01, 2014