Lawsuit Filed to Foil Competitive Bidding
DALLAS In a move to halt competitive bidding, a lawsuit filed last month on behalf of three Medicare beneficiaries and three small HME companies asks
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HomeCare staff Meg Herndon and Hannah Wolfson were joined by writers Kristin Easterling and Gail Short to tell these stories. Tamara Davie’s photo on page 32 was taken by Ursula Hope Photography.
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CO176 and M60 remark code: Certificate of Medical Necessity is missing from the claim
When denial code CO176 is accompanied by an M60 remark code, the Certificate of Medical Necessity is missing from the claim. If this is the case, attach -
Darius Goes West
When you meet Darius Weems, who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, you quickly learn that the most important thing to remember about Darius is not his DMD -
Notable & Quotable
This is a critical time for us in home care. We need to convince Congress to make some changes to the Medicare competitive bidding program. We need to -
CMS’ Kuhn: We’re Thinking About Round Two Already
WASHINGTON Speaking at the American Association for Homecare's Legislative Conference last month, acting Deputy Administrator Herb Kuhn told the group -
On Capitol Hill
Friendly lawmakers gave AAHomecare Legislative Conference attendees strong rallying calls before their lobbying visits to the Hill. It's important to -
For the Whole Story
Check the HomeCare Monday archives at www.homecaremonday.com for these and other industry headlines: Early Bidders Run into System Stumbling Blocks CMS -
Heard at Heartland
As at other recent industry gatherings, competitive bidding and accreditation proved to be the top-of-mind issues at The VGM Group's Heartland Conference, -
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6/29/07 CMS Extends Bid Registration Deadline
In a notice sent through its listserv this afternoon, CMS said it is extending the deadline for registration of first-round bidders and bid submissions by one week.