Competitive Bidding


Round Two Rates Fallout Already Felt

AAHomecare calling on providers to send in their experiences.

Industry Preps for Washington Fly-In

Feb. 26-27 will be preceded by in-district meetings, and supported by ‘shutdown the switchboard’ effort.

Industry, CMS Puts Pressure on Congress Over Bidding

Both sides push their respective agendas amid maelstrom of Round Two pricing worries.

Industry Advocacy

Focusing on the Path Ahead

Only Congressional action can stop competitive bidding. We cannot look back and lament at the past and what could have been. We must look forward.

Editor's Note

The Element of Surprise

The industry and CMS are waiting for each other to make the first move.

CMS Drops Round Two Pricing Bomb

DME rates slashed by an average of 45 percent, diabetic supply rates drop an average of 72 percent.

Observation Deck

Finding a Senate champion

The industry could source it's partner in the ‘upper house’ from the remaining crew of co-sponsors that backed the bidding reform bill of 2008.

Rep. Price Revising, Re-launching MPP Bill

Bill to address CBO issues identified with H.R. 6490; providers urged to contact past co-sponsors.

Science Pub Says Bid Program Doesn’t Add Up

Mathematics writer reviews competitive bidding problems, MPP solutions.

H.R. 6490 Falls off Fiscal Cliff Agenda

Bill to replace MPP bill not included in Congressional budget and spending package, expires.



Round Two of Competitive Bidding

2013: The Year Ahead

Hoping for the Best, Planning for te Worst

Round Two of Competitive Bidding could radically redefine the HME industry if it starts rolling out in July. Here’s what you need to consider.

Round Two Reactions from VGM Membership

Industry Notches 7 New MPP Backers

Co-sponsors for H.R. 6490 now stands at 87 lawmakers.

Lobbying Push Picks up 11 MPP Bill Backers

Concerted industry advocacy effort expands ranks of H.R. 6490’s co-sponsors to 80 lawmakers.

MPP Gains Another Nobel Laureate

2012 Nobel Prize Winner in Economics lends his support to replace CMS's bid program with market pricing program.

Editor's Note

Time to Turn the Tide

MPP Bill Now at 59 Co-Sponsors

H.R. 6490 picks up 28 backers over Thanksgiving; industry calls to lobby hard during lame duck Congress.

NAIMES Organizing Dec. 5 'Virtual Fly-In'

Dubbed 'Operation STOP NCB,' event aims to build needed support for MPP legislation.

Roundtable Helps Stakeholders Hash Out Bidding Hang-ups

Patients, providers, clinicians, Congressional staffers discuss competitive bidding problems at Kansas forum.

MPP Bill Now at 27 Co-Sponsors

H.R. 6490 gains eight backers, providers urged to keep lobbying in support of the bill.

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