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Bidding: AAH abandons lawsuit, lawmakers apply pressure

September 27, 2013Theresa Flaherty

WASHINGTON - AAHomecare has dropped its bid to stop competitive bidding in the courts. The association, along with Havre de Grace, Md.-based Home Mediservice, filed a lawsuit in June that argued CMS violated its own rules by awarding Round 2 contracts to providers that didn't meet licensure requirements. “Based on the signals that we've received from the court and the advice of legal counsel, it didn't appear that we would see any different outcome,” said Tom Ryan, president...

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