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CMS to host webinars on DMEPOS Competitive Bidding
Dec 03, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will hold three webinars to explain the Durable Medical Equipment Competitive Bidding Program, which began in nine areas on Jan. 1, 2011.
LTC advocates pushing lawmakers for delay of competitive bidding program
May 31, 2013
The National Association for the Support of Long-Term Care is hosting its annual “Congressional Fly-In” on Wednesday in Washington. NASL leaders remind providers and other stakeholders that...
Pending legislation would end therapy caps
Apr 13, 2011
A measure to terminate Medicare therapy caps will soon be introduced in Congress, a top association official said during a McKnight’s Super Tuesday webcast yesterday.
New durable medical equipment bidding process ill suited to long-term care, Congress told
Mar 03, 2011
Structural flaws in the newly implemented durable medical equipment competitive bidding process have caused significant service interruptions and supply problems for residents in long-term care facilities,...
