Competitive Bidding


Editor's Note:

What’s Your Plan B?

Time is getting awfully tight in the fight to stop NCB; providers must develop options.

1,000-plus Beneficiaries Urge Senators to Support MPP

25 providers secure signatures from patients, citizens in congressional letter campaign.

Round Two Bidding Ends Today

CMS reminds DMEPOS providers in Round Two CBAs that they must submit by 9 p.m. ET.

Letter Calls on Sen. Grassley to Push for MPP

Waterloo residents, VGM employees urge lawmaker to push CBO to score MPP.

P4QC Unveils NCB Videos

First in a series of videos explaining bid program's pitfalls hits Youtube.

Lifegas Launches Subcontracting Site

Online form aims to attract providers bidding for oxygen services in various CBAs.

CMS to Brief Congress Next Week

Providers urged to preempt bidding meetings slated with House commitees and Senate staff.

AMEPA Gets Bidding Answers 

CBIC Ombudsman answers association questions about Round Two accreditation, subcontracting.

Editor's Note:

Reality Checkpoint

Providers must blast through CMS’s ‘reality distortion field’ when lobbying.

Observation Deck:

NCB: The Big Picture

Providers must constantly remember why competitive bidding is a backward move for America.



FIMBA Adds Sponsors

H.R. 1041’s Rep. Thompson rallies Washington Conference attendees to continue repeal bill’s momentum.

Industry Circulates ‘Stop NCB’ Petition

Petition direction at several key government bodies up to 7,500 signatures.

Providers Descend on the Hill

From Washington — Pushing for the CBO to score MPP tops industry’s lobbying agenda.

AAHomecare Slashes Washington Conference Fees

Citing high legislative stakes, association whacks entry to $100 for non-members, free for members.

CMS Extends Round 2 Licensure Deadline

All applicable licenses must be received by NSC on or before May 1.

CBIC Posts Bidding Education Materials

Reference guide and new webcast available to Round 2, mail-order providers.

Round 2 Bidding Opens

All bids must be submitted, and packages received by CBIC by March 30.

Competitive Bidding

Business Solutions

Round Two Reality Check

The bidding window for Round Two opens this month, and providers must ensure they have a well thought-out strategy to stand even a ghost of a chance at getting a contract offer. How should they prepare while still fi ghting to stop NCB?

Editor's Note

Bitter Harvest

Round One’s numbers prove patients are reaping what CMS has sown.

CMS Clears Air on Credit Report Requirement

Update on CBIC site specifies when 90-day window opens.

HME Business Podcast