Tag: C2C
QIC will transition from C2C to Maximus
June 28, 2019HME News Staff
WASHINGTON - C2C Innovative Solutions has lost its bid to remain CMS's Qualified Independent Contractor for HME, according to AAHomecare.Jacksonville, Fla.-based C2C has popularized a demonstration project that allows HME providers to speak with reconsideration professionals by phone to try and resolve their cases.Last year, when CMS awarded the new QIC contract to Reston, Va.-based Maximus, C2C protested.C2C will offer its last phone discussion on Sept. 15 and will complete all decisions by Dec....
Appeals update: Pressure mounts to expand phone demo
December 15, 2017Liz Beaulieu, Editor
WASHINGTON - CMS is considering expanding a demonstration project to jurisdictions A and B that allows providers to speak with reconsideration professionals by phone to try and resolve their appeals at the second level, stakeholders say.After hearing testimony from Ronda Buhrmester at a recent Small Business Administration hearing, CMS responded in a letter, saying it “concurs with the noted initial benefits of this demonstration and is in discussions regarding possible expansions to jurisdictions...