ALBANY, Ga. — Provider Tyler Riddle of MRS Homecare in Albany, Ga., and several associates have been working to develop a resource to help HME providers and their patients fight Medicare's competitive bidding program. Along with an explanation of the bidding program, the new website includes action points for consumers and a "warning letter" providers can send to their customers about the bidding program.
"I just want to urge providers to visit the site and get the word out to their patients and referral sources. We want them to think about how many people they can reach if they send out a copy of the warning letter with EVERY work-order that they send out," Riddle told the Georgia Association of Medical Equipment Services.
"We can no longer let CMS put a positive spin on everything that they do. Now is the time to take OUR patients and educate them, let them understand how this process will affect them and let them voice their concerns to CMS."
Check out the site, which includes links to talking points on the bidding program and communicating with elected officials, at www.nobid.org.
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