Funding


Funding Fundamentals

Focusing on Speed to Drive Quality

Observation Deck

Securing the Signature

Business Solutions

Going, Going GONE?

A discussion with our Editorial Advisory Board regarding the challenges providers face in the coming year, how to deal with them, and strategies for future success.

Editor's Note

House of Cards

Why is CMS pressing forward with NCB when it is abundantly clear that the competitive bidding it created is so fl awed that it will have disastrous consequences for the Medicare benefit, and for U.S. healthcare in general?

More Critical Media Coverage of NCB

Articles in Indianapolis Star, Boston Business Journal raise awareness of competitive bidding’s impact.

CMS Finally Updates Bid Site

After longer than 3 months, CMS has updated dmecompetitivebid.com.

Home Health Receives PECOS Delay, but not HMEs

AAHomcare revives coalition to push for similar delay.

Still No New Info on Bidding Winners

CMS Open Door Forum call sheds no light on which companies have contracts.

Press Coverage of Experts’ NCB Letter Continues

Two Calif. papers run stories regarding competitive bidding flaws.

Experts’ Critique of NCB Gaining Attention

Lawmakers, news media take notice of letter listing competitive bidding’s numerous flaws.



Editor's Note:

Something’s Rotten

Is CMS overloading HMEs for an NCB win?

Observation Deck

HME Patriots Arise!

Economists, other Experts: NCB Doesn’t Work

166 bidding and auction program experts catalog flaws in CMS’s competitive bidding program in letter to Rep. Stark.

CMS Proposes New Anti-Fraud Measures

New rules aim to implement some of Affordable Care Act’s more significant provisions.

CMS Not Reporting Actions Against Providers

Agency’s internal halt to reporting to HIPDB undercuts intra-agency efforts to fight Medicare fraud.

AAHomecare Seeks to Set Fraud Record Straight

Association’s statement at House subcommittee on fraud reiterates 13-point anti-fraud plan, busts CMS ‘myths.’

House Hearing Sheds Light on NCB Flaws

Lawmakers at Health Subcommittee hearing hit government witnesses with hard questions.

House Committee Slates NCB Hearing

House Energy and Commerce Committee’s health subcommittee will hold a Sept. 15 hearing on competitive bidding.

Rural Areas Outside Round 1, 2 Still Affected by NCB

Competitive bidding will directly and significantly affect rural areas, according to economist

CEDI to Shut Down Free Network Access

Costs to increase for medicare claim submissions.

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