Get Ready for Round 2

ARLINGTON, Va. — AAHomecare warned that providers must
begin preparing for the start of Round 2 of competitive bidding
with this note in a Friday newsletter: “It is AAHomecare’s
understanding that the official notification of product categories
will be the opening of bidding and the request-for-bids (RFB).
Preceding that, product categories will be announced through
sub-regulatory guidance or web announcement as part of the bidder
outreach and education effort later this summer … We
anticipate that the actual ZIP Codes defining each bidding area
will be unveiled when registration for bidding opens.”

Based on a list of the top 20 DMEPOS categories by spending CMS
officials gave out at an April 5 meeting of the PAOC, “It is
imperative that HME providers begin determining their costs of
providing these items and related services in order to provide an
accurate bid,” the newsletter said.

For a list of the 20 products, see “Round
2 Could Include More Products — Lots More,” April 25.

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