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HME industry attracts spotlight WASHINGTON - The hearing on national competitive bidding held by Rep. Pete Stark, D-Calif., inspired a blitz of media attention last week.
* On Wednesday, May 7, The Dallas Morning News published a story under the headline "Medicare bid process drawing flak." ...
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Bidding in Riverside: 'It's really dirty'
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Officials at Pride Mobility Products have demanded that the Department of Health and Human Services begin an immediate investigation into suspicious bids and relationships in the Riverside, Calif., competitive bidding area (CBA).
In a letter last week, Pride ....
| Stark on scrapping NCB: 'I think we can do business'
WASHINGTON - Rep. Pete Stark, D-Calif., pledged at a hearing last week to work with the home medical equipment industry to repeal national competitive bidding, a program he described as "somewhere between flawed and lousy." But Stark, who chairs the ....
| Rehab carve out gains momentum
WASHINGTON - Three senators introduced a bipartisan bill last week that would exclude complex rehab and assistive technology from national competitive bidding, paving the way, industry sources hope, for inclusion in a Medicare bill now in the works.
"There might be ....
| Good news: Winning bidders could boost their purchasing power
YARMOUTH, Maine - If you're a winning provider in Round 1 of national competitive bidding, prepare to be inundated by manufacturers' sales reps eager to help you service what could be a giant increase in Medicare business.
"We're after that, and ....
| Oxygen cap: Reimbursement void frustrates providers
WASHINGTON - With only seven months until the clock stops ticking on the 36-month oxygen cap, providers still have no clue how much they'll be reimbursed for ongoing service and maintenance. That's made planning problematic, to say the least.
"I'm ....
| Home sleep tests: Medical directors await instruction
WASHINGTON - It could be several months before the industry gets specifics on home sleep testing.
On March 13, CMS issued a national coverage determination (NCD) supporting coverage for at-home sleep tests. Since then, providers have anxiously awaited details from ....
| Inogen cracks down on Internet sales
GOLETA, Calif. - Inogen's attempting to rein in rogue Internet resellers of its portable oxygen concentrators by, on occasion, selling direct to the consumer, said CEO Ray Huggenberger.
In January, the company initiated a policy to bypass traditional HMEs and sell ....
| Riverside investigation gains steam
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Officials at Pride Mobility Products met with Rep. Jerry Lewis, R-Calif., on May 2 to discuss suspicious bids and relationships in the Riverside competitive bidding area. They expect Lewis to echo their concerns to the Department of ....
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