Tuesday, April 21, 2015
WASHINGTON (April 21, 2015)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announces plans to recompete the supplier contracts awarded in Round 1 Recompete of the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program. CMS is required by law to recompete contracts under the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program at least once every three years. The Round 1 Recompete contract period for all product categories expires on December 31, 2016. ROUND 1 2017 The Round 1 2017 product categories are: Enteral Nutrients, Equipment and Supplies General Home Equipment and Related Supplies and Accessories includes hospital beds and related accessories, group 1 and 2 support surfaces, commode chairs, patient lifts, and seat lifts Nebulizers and Related Supplies Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) Pumps and Related Supplies and Accessories Non-invasive Pressure Support Ventilators* Respiratory Equipment and Related Supplies and Accessories includes oxygen, oxygen equipment, and supplies; continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) devices and respiratory assist devices (RADs) and related supplies and accessories Standard Mobility Equipment and Related Accessories includes walkers, standard power and manual wheelchairs, scooters, and related accessories Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) Devices and Supplies * This product category is only bid in the following eight CBAs: Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC; Chester, Lancaster & York counties, SC; Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX; Kansas City-Overland Park-Ottawa, KS; Kansas City, MO; Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL; Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL; Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA. A list of the specific items in each product category is available on the Competitive Bidding Implementation Contractor (CBIC) website. CMS is conducting Round 1 2017 in the same nine Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) as the Round 1 Recompete. Round 1 2017 competitive bidding areas (CBAs) have nearly the same ZIP codes as the Round 1 Recompete CBAs. However, certain ZIP codes have changed since Round 1 Recompete and CMS has updated the CBAs to reflect the changes. Also, CBAs that were located in multi-state MSAs have been defined so that no CBA is included in more than one state. As a result, the number of CBAs expanded from nine CBAs in Round 1 Recompete to 13 CBAs in the Round 1 2017 competition. A list of the ZIP codes included in each CBA is also available on the CBIC website.