Expansion of bid program incorporates mail-order competition, bidding begins in winter.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 22, 2011
Association brings laundry list of issues associated with the bid program.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 19, 2011
Provider Perspective:
The administration infrastructure required by the program will represent a massive tax footprint.
- By David Krause
- Aug 11, 2011
Opinion column portrays program as 'disaster waiting to happen,' news article highlights provider problems.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 11, 2011
House bid repeal bill now up to 145 co-sponsors.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 04, 2011
Business Solutions
They say that change can be good, but not when it comes to the oxygen services market. Years of major upheavals stacked on top of each other have added up to a heavy burden indeed for respiratory providers. Yet, somehow they have managed to survive and reinvent themselves. Can they do the same in Rounds One and Two of competitive bidding?
- By David Kopf
- Aug 01, 2011
Providers can sound off on heat wave's effect on patients, use of RTs, bidding repeal's price tag.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 28, 2011
UMD Prof. asks 'is Medicare heading for a trainwreck?'
- By David Kopf
- Jul 20, 2011
Industry lobbying gains four more co-sponsors for H.R. 1041.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 20, 2011
Pace in gaining co-sponsors for bid-repeal bill ticks down.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 14, 2011
Round one has given providers some insights on what they need to do to prepare for Round Two.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 01, 2011
- By David Kopf
- Jun 30, 2011
Experts, Association call on Obama to support bid repeal.
- By David Kopf
- Jun 21, 2011
Artificially low price models discouraging research, innovation, says Pacific Research Institute report.
- By David Kopf
- Jun 16, 2011
Providers urged to call on patients, partners to lodge complaints with hotlines.
- By David Kopf
- May 26, 2011
Industry continues push for competitive bidding repeal.
- By David Kopf
- May 26, 2011
Economics professor tells congressional staff bidding model is all wrong.
- By David Kopf
- May 26, 2011
Invited speakers include Congresswoman Sue Myrick (R-N.C.).
- By Joseph Duffy
- May 19, 2011
Industry hustles during Congressional break, so does CMS.
- By David Kopf
- May 12, 2011
Private payors follow Medicare's lead and reduce rates to competitive bidding amounts.
- By David Kopf
- May 05, 2011