10 Cities
Medicare's DMEPOS competitive bidding program will launch in 10 of the country's largest MSAs:
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Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC
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Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN
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Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH
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Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
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Kansas City, MO-KS
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Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL
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Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
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Orlando-Kissimmee, FL
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Pittsburgh, PA
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San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR
10 Product Categories
The following are the 10 product categories included in round one of bidding:
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Oxygen supplies and equipment
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Standard power wheelchairs, scooters and related accessories
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Complex rehabilitative power wheelchairs and related accessories
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Mail-order diabetic supplies
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Enteral nutrients, equipment and supplies
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Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) devices, respiratory assist devices (RADs) and related accessories
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Hospital beds and related accessories
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Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) pumps and related accessories
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Walkers and related accessories
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Support surfaces, in Miami and San Juan only (Group 2 mattresses and overlays)
Bidding will expand to another 70 MSAs (including New York, Chicago and Los Angeles) in 2009, after which CMS will designate additional areas and items.
