Bill Wood is an RRT who is responsible for U.S. Homecare at Nonin Medical, Inc. Nonin invented
finger pulse oximeters and is a leader in noninvasive medical monitoring. For more information,
visit www.nonin.com/homecare.

In addition to changing rates in non-bid locations, CMS plans to lower certain rates based on regional calculations, all under the guise of streamlining the bid program