Provider’s Tenacity Brings New Support for H.R. 1717

LOVELAND, Colo. (Nov. 6, 2013)—Doug Coleman, president of the Colorado Association for Medical Equipment Services (CAMES), demonstrated what can happen when providers aggressively engage in the fight against the Medicare bidding program: he signed up a new cosponsor for H.R. 1717, legislation that would replace the badly flawed bidding program with a market pricing system. Because of his persistence, Rep. Diana DeGette (D) has promised to become the sixth member of the Colorado congressional delegation to support the legislation.