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DME dealers dread prospect of competitive bidding
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Drug Topics
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November 4, 2002
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Suppliers of durable medical equipment (DME) should be aware that Medicare is getting closer to implementing a national competitive bidding program. Under competitive bidding, the program will award contracts for particular items or services to providers who submit lower bids.
In addition to a House bill (H.R. 4954) passed in June, proposals for national competitive bidding are included in two recently introduced Senate bills. The first bill (S. 3018) was introduced in September, and the second bill (S. 3098), also known as the Graham-Gramm bill, was introduced last month.
There are many differences among the bills. For one, under the Graham-- Gramm bill, competitive bidding ...