Hobson, Tanner Introduce Bill To Modify Competitive Bidding
Washington Just before Congress broke for its summer recess, Reps. David Hobson, R-Ohio, and John Tanner, D-Tenn., introduced a bill that many stakeholders
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In a Nutshell
Called the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment Access Act of 2005, or H.R. 3559, the bill would: require that competitive bidding not be implemented until -
Providers Say Fee Cut Could Force Them From Market
Brentwood, Tenn., and Lake Forest, Calif. Two of the nation's largest providers have expressed concerns about a proposed reduction in CMS' dispensing -
Inhalation Drug Dispensing Fees Likely to Drop
Baltimore The 2006 dispensing fee for inhalation drugs will likely fall below the current $57 per month fee, CMS announced last month. Medicare payments -
Downsize Those DSOs
Average Medicare DSO (Days Sales Outstanding) By Product Category DME (E0260, K0001, E0143, Etc.) 62 Respiratory (E1390, J7619, E7619, Etc.) 92 Rehab -
Hoover Leaves DMERC Region D for Sunrise
Carlsbad, Calif. Former DMERC Region D Medical Director Dr. Robert Hoover has taken on a new role as senior vice president of global clinical services -
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HHS Announces Plans to Shorten Appeals Process for Medicare
Washington After taking control of the Medicare appeals process in June, the Department of Health and Human Services said it plans to use technology to -
Respiratory Drug Schedule Reflects New Trends
Baltimore Budesonide is up, ipatropium is down and albuterol is back at its first-quarter levels in CMS' third-quarter pricing for respiratory drugs. -
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