As part of the Administration’s efforts to make our healthcare system more transparent, affordable, and accountable, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted a new data set as part of the Provider Utilization and Payment files.
DMEPOS
In addition to changing rates in non-bid locations, CMS plans to lower certain rates based on regional calculations, all under the guise of streamlining the bid program
Though far from common, OIG subpoenas are increasingly appearing in DMEPOS locations
Answers to key questions about the legislation that will bring some relief to the bidding process
A positive policy proposal?
Incorporate these four approaches to respond to an evolving marketplace
Assist physicians with their enrollment to provide payments rather than denials
People for Quality Care articulates the impact competitive bidding has on beneficiaries
If you know what you're dealing with, you can avoid or reverse K0858 denials
The latest CMS challenge involves resupply regulations and contacting patients
HME providers will need more than an umbrella to survive the audit storm
You can't run, you can't hide from HHS' new authority.
The revised Medicare supplier enrollment standards for DMEPOS have been in force for six months or so, since Sept. 27, 2010. Home medical equipment companies
H.R. 1041, the new bill to repeal DMEPOS competitive bidding, which is called the Fairness in Medicare Bidding Act, was introduced Friday by Reps. Jason Altmire, D-Pa., and Glenn Thompson, R-Pa.