OIG Releases Round 1 Rebid Report
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General released its report on the bidding program’s Round 1 Rebid. The report is based on a random sampling of …
Call to action! Join the fight to add DME to the SGR fixes.
Please click on this link, www.vgmdclink.com, to send a message to your members of Congress. Complete both Actions 1 and 2 to send one to your senators and another to …
Congressmen Thompson And Braley Join Push To Prevent Expansion Of Medicare Bidding Program
The American Association for Homecare and the VGM Group applauded Representatives Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.) and Bruce Braley (D-Iowa) for urging the Centers for Medicare and (CMS) Medicaid Services Administrator Marilyn …
BE HEARD: Tell AAHomecare About Your Patients’ Awareness of Medicare Issues
The American Association for Homecare will soon be launching a new communications campaign designed to directly reach out to patients and rally them behind AAHomecare’s advocacy efforts. The new patient …
AAHomecare: Congressmen Thompson and Braley push to Stop Competitive Bidding
Representatives Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.) and Bruce Braley (D-Iowa) have drafted a strongly worded letter to CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner citing problems with Medicare’s bidding program for home medical equipment. The …
HME News: CMS seeks to not only spread bid rates but also bundle payments
Last week’s proposal to expand competitive bidding nationwide was likely a rude awakening for HME providers who have been sitting on the sidelines thinking that the program wouldn’t directly affect …
HME News: VGM gathers bidding comments
The VGM Group has received 280 replies so far for its online competitive bidding survey, and it doesn’t want to stop there. The group created the survey to make it …
What was Medicare Competitive Bidding Meant to do?
Reform Medical Bidding Process to Protect Seniors Special Report on Healthcare – The Hill By Congresswoman Renee Ellmers Wednesday, February 12, 2014 What was Medicare’s competitive bidding process meant …