It’s Now or Never!

Congress can act, but there must be an outcry over competitive bidding from the HME industry

March 8, 2013 HME Insights

It really is now or never. And what I mean by that is if we don’t all take responsibility right now to make sure every member of Congress understands what will happen if the 45 percent (on average) payment cuts go into effect for Round 2 of the Medicare program’s DME competitive bidding program on July 1, 2013, then we will only have our collective selves to blame. Only Congress can change the course. But Congress will only act if they hear an outcry from all who are affected.

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Cara C. Bachenheimer

Cara C. Bachenheimer, Esq., heads up the government affairs practice at Brown & Fortunato, a law firm with a national health care practice based in Texas. Her practice focuses on federal lobbying activities with Congress, the administration and federal regulatory agencies such as CMS, the Food and Drug Administration, the Internal Revenue Service and the Federal Aviation Administration. Bachenheimer has been closely involved with the home medical equipment industry for 30 years, working in Washington, D.C., as well as on a grassroots basis across the country. She is a member of HomeCare’s Editorial Advisory Board. She can be reached at (571) 643-1676 or [email protected].

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