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Medicare: Competitive Bidding for Medical Equipment and Supplies Could Reduce Program Payments, but Adequate Oversight Is Critical.
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General Accounting Office Reports & Testimony
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June 1, 2008
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GAO-08-767T May 6, 2008
For more than a decade, GAO has reported that Medicare has paid higher than market rates for medical equipment and supplies provided to beneficiaries under Medicare Part B. Since 1989, Medicare has used fee schedules primarily based on historical charges to set payment amounts. But this approach lacks flexibility to keep pace with market changes and increases costs to the federal government and Medicare's 44 million elderly and disabled beneficiaries. The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 required the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)--the agency that administers Medicare--to test competitive bidding as a new way to set payments. CMS did this ...
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DME dealers dread prospect of competitive bidding
Drug Topics;
November 4, 2002 ;
Levy, Sandra;
787 words
...HOME CARE Suppliers of durable medical...implementing a national competitive bidding program. Under...for national competitive bidding are included...Gramm bill, competitive bidding would cover the...bill requires competitive bidding to take place...access under the ...
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MEDICARE DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPETITIVE BIDDING:THOMAS J. HOERGER,...
Congressional Testimony;
May 6, 2008 ;
787 words
......nondemonstration suppliers lost market...Rationale for Competitive Bidding Looking more...the use of competitive bidding for DMEPOS...rationale for competitive bidding is relatively simple: ask suppliers how much they...that enough suppliers who are ...
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RTI SENIOR FELLOW HOERGER TESTIFIES ON MEDICARE COMPETITIVE BIDDING...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
May 6, 2008 ;
787 words
......nondemonstration suppliers lost market...Rationale for Competitive Bidding Looking more...the use of competitive bidding for DMEPOS...rationale for competitive bidding is relatively simple: ask suppliers how much they...that enough suppliers who are ...
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MEDICARE ANNOUNCES OVER 320 WINNING SUPPLIERS SELECTED FOR COMPETITIVE...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
May 19, 2008 ;
787 words
......from legitimate suppliers." The new competitive bidding program goes into...participate in the competitive bidding program, suppliers are now required...As part of the competitive bidding program, suppliers submitted bids...
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Competitive bidding delay: what now?(editor's message)(Editorial)
Rehab Management;
August 1, 2008 ;
Silverman, Rogena Schuyler;
439 words
......the implementation of Medicare's competitive bidding program by 18 to 24 months. In addition...items included in the first round of competitive bidding (including complex rehab) will serve...payment for the delay. Ironically, competitive bidding was briefly in effect from July...
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CBO Savings Estimate to Medicare Under Competitive Bidding Program...
U.S. Newswire;
June 21, 2002 ;
647 words
......analysis of the competitive bidding provisions included...provision for a national competitive bidding program for durable...the application of competitive bidding is not likely to...How can you score competitive bidding within this bill...there are multiple ...
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HHS Report Identifies Weaknesses with Competitive Bidding Program, Says...
U.S. Newswire;
October 2, 2002 ;
631 words
......to Congress" on the status of competitive bidding, submitted by the HHS Secretary...what the long-term effects of competitive bidding on the evaluation issues will...that it is too soon to extend competitive bidding nationally. Before implementing...with proceeding with a national ...
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GRASSLEY URGES MEDICARE OFFICIALS TO STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS ON COMPETITIVE...
Capitol Hill Press Releases;
September 9, 2004 ;
714 words
......Recommendations on Competitive Bidding WASHINGTON...introduce competitive bidding for medical...imposing competitive bidding for durable...to quality suppliers could be...points out, competitive bidding could lead...reimbursements to suppliers of more ...
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Pursuant to section 1847 of the Social Security Act, competitive bidding...
Healthcare Financial Management;
June 1, 2007 ;
120 words
......1847 of the Social Security Act, competitive bidding will be conducted for certain durable...equipment. Beginning in 2007, in a competitive bidding area, a supplier must be awarded...where DME items are subject to a competitive bidding program must either be awarded a...
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Competitive bidding, auditor tenure and the extent of single audit...
The Government Accountants Journal;
January 1, 1997 ;
George R Aldhizer III; James C Lampe;
787 words
......single audit, and just what impact competitive bidding will have on audit reports remains...Differing views exist about whether competitive bidding is desirable, and whether long-time...reporting changed since 1987? Does competitive bidding result in the reporting of large...
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NAMES OPPOSES DME COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROVISION IN DRAFT HOUSE REPUBLICAN...
PR Newswire;
May 12, 1995 ;
710 words
......on quality, rather than price. Competitive bidding also is known to have worked...quality of home care provided by VA competitive bidding contract winners. The Medicare...The VA, once acquiring a signed competitive bidding contract in certain states, has...the implementation of a ...
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Debate continues over measure concerning competitive bidding
The Journal Record;
August 29, 2000 ;
438 words
......the state to get around Oklahoma's competitive bidding law on certain projects, said people...essentially repeals the state's competitive bidding law. "That's exactly what they're...identified. "They're wiring around it (competitive bidding)." Oklahoma's competitive bid law...
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REP. ALTMIRE ISSUES STATEMENT ON CMS' COMPETITIVE BIDDING ANNOUCEMENT
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
March 20, 2008 ;
172 words
......announcement about its competitive bidding program. On Monday, Congressman...asking for data about how competitive bidding would impact small businesses...would allow all eligible suppliers to provide equipment and...awarded contracts through competitive bidding. "There's no ...
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