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Providers must keep spotlight on competitive bidding problems
UnitedHealthcare announced last week that its Military & Veterans Services business unit has been awarded the Department of Defense’s TRICARE Managed Care Support contract worth $1.4 billion to provide health care services for active duty and retired military service members and their families in the West Region.
Coalition gets critical items excluded from Competitive Bidding Program
Strategy refined to replace competitive bidding
CMS published a proposed rule in the <em>Federal Register</em> that would establish a three-year "minimum lifetime standard for items to meet the durability criterion for DME."
An AAHomecare "Mobility Matters" article counters "misperceptions in the recent OIG report on power wheelchair documentation."
In a perplexing turn, CMS issued a proposed rule that requires a face-to-face exam by a physician who orders home health services under Medicaid. The proposal also requires a face-to-face encounter for DME
AAHomecare works to untangle the consequences as CMS begins to respond.
The GAO identifies a series of significant issues that would need to be addressed before any manufacturer bidding program could occur.
On July 1, CMS will begin using predictive modeling technology to help fight Medicare fraud, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and agency officials announced.
In a number of recent notices, CMS reminded that the Version 5010 compliance date — Jan. 1, 2012 — is coming up fast.
CMS will hold its 16th education call on implementation of HIPAA Version 5010 and D.0 transaction standards on Wednesday, May 25.
CMS came out with a face-to-face examination checklist for power mobility devices, but it might be a case of too little, too late, some providers say.
How are things going with competitive bidding? It depends who you ask.
Baltimore A debate that began nearly two decades ago entered its final stages last month, when the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services granted