Lawmaker labels NCB ‘anything but competitive’ and negatively impacting seniors.
- By David Kopf
- Sep 12, 2013
Legislative break has offered HME advocates ample opportunity advance H.R. 1717.
- By David Kopf
- Sep 05, 2013
Industry Trends
The fight to stop national competitive bidding has gone into extra innings — and then some. With Round Two reaching implementation and bringing the program to near national coverage, providers are still fighting to stop the program while they contend with its impact. How are they faring from a business and advocacy standpoint?
- By Joseph Duffy
- Sep 01, 2013
Editor's Note
- By David Kopf
- Sep 01, 2013
Providers must stay in constant communication with their legislators. Here are some handy tips.
Advocates work to inform media, public about perils of NCB.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 29, 2013
Investigators will scrutinize CMS’s awarding of contracts to bidders that didn’t meet state requirements.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 29, 2013
Observation Deck
The CMS steamroller will run over patients as it crushes providers. Is that what it's going to take to get Congress to understand the real cost of this poorly considered and implemented program?
- By Wayne Stanfield
- Aug 01, 2013
Implementation delay still viable, according to industry advocates.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 25, 2013
Industry puts concerted effort behind legislation that would replace competitive bidding with MPP.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 25, 2013
Effort to replace competitive bidding with MPP continues to gain momentum
- By David Kopf
- Jul 11, 2013
July 18 lobbying effort will drive support of H.R. 1717, highlight Round Two problems.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 11, 2013
Industry policy, advocacy experts outline industry strategies going post-Round Two implementation.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 11, 2013
UNC professor of medicine catalogs bidding pitfalls for diabetes patients in column.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 11, 2013
Thompson, Braley work to have H.R. 2375 added to special House list of urgent bills.
- By David Kopf
- Jun 27, 2013
Various healthcare stakeholders press for delay to program's expansion via Round Two implementation.
- By David Kopf
- Jun 27, 2013
Bill that would replace competitive bidding with Market Pricing Program picks up 16 backers.
- By David Kopf
- Jun 20, 2013
Suit calls for stop to Round Two because CMS violated rules, which also skewed bid amounts.
- By David Kopf
- Jun 20, 2013
Tavenner says CMS will void contracts of unlicensed Tenn. bid winners.
- By David Kopf
- Jun 20, 2013
H.R. 2375 would delay Round Two implementation, Round One Re-compete for at least six months.
- By David Kopf
- Jun 20, 2013