Don’t Miss These Bidding-Related Changes

BALTIMORE — In a string of recent announcements related to
competitive bidding, CMS
said the agency:

• • Will reevaluate the payment rules for oxygen
    equipment when a beneficiary switches to a contract supplier rather
    than using a grandfathered supplier. The agency is asking for
    comments on whether the rules should be changed to reduce the
    minimum number of payments the contract supplier would receive.

  • Is proposing an appeals process for situations in which a
    supplier’s competitive bidding contract is determined to be in breach.

  • Has proposed regulatory provisions that will impact payment policies for power wheelchairs and
    oxygen.

  • is proposing to adjust payment for power wheelchairs under the
    Part B fee schedule to pay 15 percent (instead of 10 percent) of
    the purchase price for the first three months under the monthly
    rental method and 6 percent (instead of 7.5 percent) for the
    remaining rental months.

  Read these updates in full on the Jurisdiction
  D (NAS) website.

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