Agency refuses congressional, industry calls to release Round One re-bid data.
- By David Kopf
- Sep 02, 2010
Clinician Talk
Clinical and Documentation Demands Related to MRADLs
- By Julie Piriano
- Sep 01, 2010
Final rule adds many new standards, modifications to existing standards.
Observation Deck:
The industry simply cannot afford the offset amount in the CBO's H.R. 3790 re-score.
- By Wayne Stanfield
- Aug 20, 2010
Association calls on providers to relate examples of where contractors are overstepping authorities.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 20, 2010
Industry push to gain signers called for CMS to provide transparency in bid info.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 12, 2010
Power Selling
Are you using your Selling Time properly? There are times during every day that are Prime Sales Call Time.
New program aims to help providers buck funding threats and thrive in the rental market.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 12, 2010
Bill to repeal competitive bidding must now account for whopping $20 billion.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 11, 2010
Providers urged to get lawmakers to sign Altmire-Hall letter calling for CMS to release winning bidder data.
Observation Deck
An unfair auditing process if filled with enough problems to give anyone pause.
- By David Krause
- Jul 29, 2010
DMEPOS phone and in-person meeting to take place Aug. 25
Editor's Note
Who isn’t reeling from re-bid sticker shock?
- By David Kopf
- Jul 22, 2010
Nearly 60 groups send open letter to congressional leaders urging program’s end.
National provider will accept even though its bids were significantly higher than new rates.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 22, 2010
Providers encouraged to fill Round One re-bid poll.
AMEPA calls CMS vetting process into question over Rotech finances.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 15, 2010
AAHomecare presses CMS for PECOS delay as CMS continues to offer vague ‘clarifications.’
- By David Kopf
- Jul 08, 2010
Observation Deck
CMS is defining diabetic testing supplies delivered by any means other than retail sales as mail order., and is demanding winning bidders of diabetic testing supplies carry at least 50 percent of the brands available on the market today. Large retail pharmacies are not bound by any such rules.
- By David Krause
- Jul 07, 2010
Bid amounts slash reimbursement by an average of 32 percent for some DME.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 01, 2010