Competitive Bidding


Lifegas Launches Subcontracting Site

Online form aims to attract providers bidding for oxygen services in various CBAs.

CMS to Brief Congress Next Week

Providers urged to preempt bidding meetings slated with House commitees and Senate staff.

Editor's Note:

Reality Checkpoint

Providers must blast through CMS’s ‘reality distortion field’ when lobbying.

AMEPA Gets Bidding Answers 

CBIC Ombudsman answers association questions about Round Two accreditation, subcontracting.

Observation Deck:

NCB: The Big Picture

Providers must constantly remember why competitive bidding is a backward move for America.

FIMBA Adds Sponsors

H.R. 1041’s Rep. Thompson rallies Washington Conference attendees to continue repeal bill’s momentum.

Industry Circulates ‘Stop NCB’ Petition

Petition direction at several key government bodies up to 7,500 signatures.

Providers Descend on the Hill

From Washington — Pushing for the CBO to score MPP tops industry’s lobbying agenda.

AAHomecare Slashes Washington Conference Fees

Citing high legislative stakes, association whacks entry to $100 for non-members, free for members.

Round 2 Bidding Opens

All bids must be submitted, and packages received by CBIC by March 30.



CBIC Posts Bidding Education Materials

Reference guide and new webcast available to Round 2, mail-order providers.

CMS Extends Round 2 Licensure Deadline

All applicable licenses must be received by NSC on or before May 1.

Competitive Bidding

Business Solutions

Round Two Reality Check

The bidding window for Round Two opens this month, and providers must ensure they have a well thought-out strategy to stand even a ghost of a chance at getting a contract offer. How should they prepare while still fi ghting to stop NCB?

Editor's Note

Bitter Harvest

Round One’s numbers prove patients are reaping what CMS has sown.

CMS Clears Air on Credit Report Requirement

Update on CBIC site specifies when 90-day window opens.

Cramton Continues Ringing up Round One's Costs

In addition to staggering drop in claims, only a fraction of contracted providers are making claims.

CBIC Debuts Round Two Webcast

Free, on-demand video details Request for Bids instructions.

HME Claims in Round One See Staggering Plunge

Plummets as stiff as 82 percent point to patient access crisis.

CMS Makes 3 Bidding Announcements

Updates concern updated worksheets, diabetic forms, removed codes.

Washington Conference Early Bird Rates Closing Soon

Registration and hotel discounts still available for Feb. 15-16 event.

HME Business Podcast