SBA to host CMS, AAHomecare for listening session on competitive bidding program
By HME News Staff
Updated 9:40 AM CDT, Mon June 8, 2026
WASHINGTON – The Office of Advocacy within the U.S. Small Business Administration will host a virtual listening session on June 23 on the next round of Medicare’s competitive bidding program (CBP).
The office stated:
CMS believes the rule’s competitive bidding program supports its responsibility to prevent Medicare fraud, waste, and abuse by keeping unqualified providers out of the Medicare program. Advocacy seeks comments on alternative solutions from small business stakeholders.
The listening session will take place via Microsoft Teams from 1-2 p.m. ET. The agenda:
- Welcome and introduction: Will Purcell, assistant chief counsel, Office of Advocacy
- Overview of final rule: CMS staff & AAHomecare
- Open discussion
During a recent Hill day, stakeholders urged members of the House Committee on Small Business to hold CMS accountable for a new remote-item delivery (RID) framework for competitive bidding that they say will decimate small businesses.
Register for the listening session here.
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