Tag: surety bond
In brief: Moratorium ends, VGM releases playbook, ABC Medical celebrates
August 28, 2026HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – The six-month temporary moratorium on accepting Medicare supplier enrollment applications, which became effective on Feb. 27, 2026, has now expired as of Aug. 27, 2026.
The National Provider Enrollment (NPE) Contractors are once again accepting initial enrollment applications from durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) suppliers.
If you are planning to bid in Round 2028 of the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program (CBP), you should submit any...
VGM Insurance offers bid surety bonds
August 27, 2026HME News Staff
WATERLOO, Iowa — VGM Insurance is ready to provide the $100,000 bid surety bond required by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for the upcoming DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program Round 2028. While VGM Insurance facilitates DMEPOS bid bonds, the bonds are issued through Lexon Insurance Company, VGM Insurance's surety carrier partner. "At VGM Insurance, our priority is helping members and industry partners navigate complex industry requirements with practical, reliable...
CMS finalizes increased surety bond amount for competitive bidding program
August 3, 2026HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized the update to the DMEPOS competitive bidding program increasing the surety bond amount from $50,000 to $100,000. The update, finalized in the FY 2027 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Final Rule (CMS-1845-F), requires only one $100,000 surety bond per bidding entity, regardless of how many competitions it enters under the Remote Item Delivery (RID) model. “This change...
CMS proposes doubling surety bond amount for next round of competitive bidding
April 3, 2026HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing to update the surety bond amount to $100,000 for the remote-item delivery (RID) competitive bidding program (CBP).
The current amount is $50,000.
“CMS is proposing an additional change to the DMEPOS CBP so it can provide further protections for the Medicare Trust Fund and continue to lower copays for beneficiaries,” the agency states. “This change aims to deter bidders from submitting disingenuous...
In brief: CMS grants bond allowance, Dasco partners with PE firm
March 20, 2020Theresa Flaherty
WASHINGTON - CMS is allowing providers to submit surety bond riders and/or page two of their bid surety bonds to make sure they meet Round 2021 requirements.
The allowance applies only to providers who uploaded a copy of a valid bid surety bond by the deadline for bid submission and have received noticed that the CBIC needs additional information to ensure the bond meets all requirements.
“AAHomecare reached out to CMS last week to request that bidders be allowed the opportunity to make...
Round 2021: CMS grants bond allowance
March 17, 2020HME News Staff
WASHINGTON - CMS is allowing providers to submit surety bond riders and/or page two of their bid surety bonds to make sure they meet Round 2021 requirements.
The allowance applies only to providers who uploaded a copy of a valid bid surety bond by the deadline for bid submission and have received noticed that the CBIC needs additional information to ensure the bond meets all requirements.
“AAHomecare reached out to CMS last week to request that bidders be allowed the opportunity to make...
Proposed changes for surety bonds: Counter abuses to the program, or place too heavy burdens on providers?
May 31, 2016HME News Staff
On March 1, 2016, CMS published a proposed rule that seeks to address a growing number of abuses of the federal healthcare program by certain Medicare providers. The rule* titled “Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Programs; Program Integrity Enhancements to the Provider Enrollment Process” includes a number of provisions that directly concern providers and suppliers of Medicare.
These include an increase in requirements for disclosure of affiliations by providers,...
Texas: Surety bond issues galore
August 25, 2015Tracy Orzel
AUSTIN, Texas - Texas Medicaid is deactivating some DME providers for not having a current surety bond on file, even though, technically, they do.Provider Alicia Correa, owner of San Antonio-based Bexar Care Home Medical, lost $100,000 in Medicaid business over three weeks because the agency couldn't locate her original bond. At press time, Correa's provider number was on hold, even though the agency has since acknowledged that it does indeed have her bond.“It's a huge problem for many customers,”...
Is CMS *really* serious about saving money?
September 15, 2011Liz Beaulieu, Editor
Managing Editor Theresa Flaherty and I had an interesting conversation after we posted to our website this story about how CMS has failed to use the surety bond requirement to recover erroneous payments.
I probably don't need to remind you that in October 2009 CMS started requiring that HME providers obtain surety bonds of at least $50,000. Apparently, CMS has drafted procedures for recovering payments through surety bonds but the agency claims "significant personnel changes" have prevented it from...
Alabama: Providers roll with changes
November 23, 2010Liz Beaulieu, Editor
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - HME providers in Alabama are taking in stride recent changes to Medicaid and Blue Cross Blue Shield.
In October, the state's Medicaid program became the second in the country to require that certain HME providers obtain surety bonds, according to Michael Hamilton, executive director of the Alabama Durable Medical Equipment Association (ADMEA). The first: Florida.
"We negotiated exemptions for most of our members, so we did good," he said.
Exemptions include HME providers who...