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CMS Schedules Additional Bidders Conference Calls
BALTIMORE--In a Friday afternoon notice, CMS said it will hold two competitive bidding teleconferences this week. The 60-day bid window for the Medicare program's first round is set to close July 13....
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Home Infusion Bill Introduced in the House
WASHINGTON--Bipartisan legislation introduced June 5 by Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., would extend coverage for home infusion services to Medicare beneficiaries, a benefit currently available to most patients in the private sector.
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Court Puts Kibosh on Challenge to DRA
WASHINGTON--A federal appeals court has approved the dismissal of a case challenging the legality of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, which mandates a 36-month cap on oxygen rental and a 13-month rental cap on DME....
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Heartland Conference Draws 1,000
WATERLOO, Iowa--The VGM Group's Heartland Conference 2007 started with a bang last week as attendees watched a fireworks display at the annual hog roast on opening night. But the explosive nature of the HME industry's current circumstances...
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Early Bidders Run into System Stumbling Blocks
ATLANTA--Web site glitches and lack of key information have delayed some providers' attempts to bid in CMS' national competitive bidding project--and the 60-day clock is still ticking, HME stakeholders said last week....
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CMS Hosts Competitive Bidding Teleconferences
BALTIMORE--In an attempt to shed some light on questions providers have raised about DME competitive bidding and the bidding process, CMS presented a series of bidders' teleconferences last week. ...
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TriCenturion to Conduct PWC Probe
COLUMBIA, S.C.--TriCenturion, the Jurisdiction A/B DME program safeguard contractor, announced that it has started a widespread, pre-payment, probe review of the Group 2 standard captain's chair with patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds (HCPCS K0823). The review will be conducted in both Jurisdictions A and B.
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HCPCS Codes Change for Albuterol, Levalbuterol Claims
BALTIMORE--Effective July 1, Medicare will no longer pay claims for albuterol and levalbuterol (Xopenex) inhalation solutions under the J7611, J7612, J7613 and J7614 HCPCS codes, CMS said in a July Quarterly Update.
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HOPP Companion Bill Introduced in Senate
WASHINGTON--On May 24, Sens. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Jack Reed, D-R.I., introduced a bill that would restore the Medicare policy for oxygen therapy that was in effect before the Deficit Reduction Act's sweeping changes. ...
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CMS Asks for Comment on the ABN--Again
WASHINGTON--A notice published in the May 25 Federal Register announced the start of a second public comment period on additional revisions to the Advanced Beneficiary Notice. ...
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Senate Companion to Tanner-Hobson Bill Introduced
WASHINGTON--On Thursday, Sens. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., and Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, introduced the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment Access Act of 2007 to soften some effects of national competitive bidding. ...
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The Scooter Store, DOJ Settle Lawsuits
WASHINGTON--The Scooter Store will pay the government $4 million and give up millions more in reimbursement for pending claims to settle fraud allegations, the Department of Justice said in a statement issued May 11.
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Florida Provider Calls on SBA to Halt Competitive Bidding
MIAMI--Following a May 10 meeting in Miami where 70 small providers pledged to help, Rob Brant of City Medical Services in North Miami Beach, Fla., has scheduled a meeting in Orlando to spread the word about his grassroots effort to stop--or at least delay--CMS' national competitive bidding roll-out. ...
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AAHomecare Set to Storm the Hill
WASHINGTON--Propelled perhaps by the fact that the HME industry is in a state of crisis unparalleled in its history, twice as many providers as in previous years have so far registered for the American Association for Homecare's annual Legislative Conference, set for June 5-7.
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Sunrise Reorganization Splits Business in Two
LONGMONT, Colo.--In a bold move to counter the industry's turbulent conditions, Sunrise Medical will break into two separate businesses, one specializing in mobility and the other in respiratory equipment, the company announced last week. ...
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New Legislation Would Carve Rehab Out of NCB
WASHINGTON--Legislation to exempt complex rehab and assistive technology from the national competitive bidding program was introduced in the House of Representatives on Wednesday. ...
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