AMEPA Reports Registration Problems for Competitive Bidding Round 2

Accredited Medical Equipment Providers of America (AMEPA) reported last week that some HME providers were encountering delays in the competitive bidding Round 2 registration process.

The delays were coming on the eve of the Dec. 22 “Target Registration Deadline” set by Medicare. However, the official deadline for registration is 9 p.m. Feb. 9. Medicare wanted providers to register early in case there were difficulties.

The online registration system is a multi-step process requiring emails and verification codes that have to be supplied within a narrow time frame. AMEPA members said there were delays in receiving emails, which made it impossible to meet deadlines for responding with a verification code.