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in News Anounces on Jun 14, 2013
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HR1717, Congressman Price's bill to replace Medicare's flawed bidding program with the Market Pricing Program, gained seven more cosponsors this week.
The most notable are Representatives Erik Paulsen (R-MN) and Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) who both serve on the Ways and Means Committee. Their committee along with the Energy and Commerce Committee decide Medicare policy.
Posted by: Rob Brant
in News Anounces on Jun 14, 2013
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Congressmen Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA) and Bruce Braley (D-IA) held a press conference yesterday, announcing their bipartisan letter to CMS Administrator Tavenner to delay the July 1st implementation of Medicare's bidding program. The letter was co-signed by a total 227 U.S. Representatives, a majority in the House.
Posted by: Rob Brant
in News Anounces on Jun 14, 2013
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The HME industry's "Home Medical Equipment and Supplies Hotline" has already captured patient access problems and complaints from beneficiaries around the country, but more are needed to stop Medicare's flawed biding program from beginning on July 1st.
Posted by: Rob Brant
in News Anounces on Jun 10, 2013
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The HME industry has developed a "Home Medical Equipment and Supplies Hotline" to capture patient access problems and complaints resulting from Medicare's flawed bidding program.
The toll free phone number is 1-855-322-8295.
Please begin promoting the number to patients, caregivers and the healthcare community.
Posted by: Rob Brant
in News Anounces on Jun 06, 2013
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This week, 19 more cosponsors were added to HR1717, the 2013 Market Pricing Program Act. We are now half way to our goal of a majority in the House, which would require only 112 more cosponsors.
The most prominent is Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) who serves as co-chair of the House Small Business Committee.
Posted by: Rob Brant
in News Anounces on Jun 06, 2013
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Commentary by Rob Brant
Last week, providers of diabetic testing supplies began receiving phone calls from confused Medicare beneficiaries, in response to a letter they received from CMS about the National Mail Order program.
The first issue is that the letter implies access and savings, but fails to mention that only a limited number of suppliers were awarded contracts in the bidding program.
Posted by: Rob Brant
in News Anounces on May 28, 2013
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This week, thirty-one more cosponsors were added to HR1717, the 2013 Market Pricing Program Act
Of the thirty-one new cosponsors, ten are on either the Energy and Commerce or Ways and Means Committees, and six serve on a Health Subcommittee.
Posted by: Rob Brant
in News Anounces on May 10, 2013
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The AAHomecare Washington Legislative Conference is your opportunity to make your case to Congress and discuss how the soon-to-expand-nationwide Medicare bidding program and other administrative actions affect your patients and your business. For two days in May, you need to come to Washington and become a lobbyist to fight for and protect the homecare community.
Posted by: Rob Brant
in News Anounces on May 10, 2013
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Commentary by Rob Brant
On April 8, 2013 Medicare released the list of Round Two contracted suppliers along with the following statement:
"For Round 2, CMS has awarded 13,126 DMEPOS competitive bidding program contracts to 799* suppliers." The CMS Fact Sheet also mentioned that, "90 percent of contract suppliers are already established in the competitive bidding area, the product category, or both."
Posted by: Rob Brant
in News Anounces on Apr 26, 2013
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Yesterday, Congressman Tom Price (R-GA) introduced an updated Market Pricing Program bill for the 113th Congress.
The Thomas.gov website does not have a link to the text of the bill's language yet, but it will replace the current flawed bidding program in Home Medical Equipment with the Market Pricing Program. The MPP will require binding bids, transparency from CMS and collateral from bidders in order to participate.
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