Delay in Expansion of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Competitive Bidding Program

by Surety Admin 2. May 2011 05:51

Competitive Bidding ProgramThe Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services’ (CMS) decided to delay the start date of the second round of its competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment for six months until the summer of 2013.Citing concerns that the competitive bidding program would push small businesses out of the marketplace and diminish seniors’ quality of care, Congressmen Jason Altmire and Glenn Thompson introduced the Fairness in Medicare Bidding Act (H.R. 1041) in March. This legislation would repeal the competitive bidding program at no cost to taxpayers. More than 60 Members of Congress have cosponsored H.R. 1041.CMS’s competitive bidding program is currently in effect in nine metropolitan areas, including Pittsburgh. In round two, the program would be implemented in 91 areas nationwide.

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