CMS has announced it will pilot its competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment in 91 additional major metropolitan areas after its initial one-year pilot in nine cities saved the ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has reopened bids for durable medical equipment suppliers in a “round-one rebid” for its competitive bidding program for DME, prosthetics, orthotics and ...

Medicare patients are reporting problems receiving home medical equipment and services prescribed by their physicians following the Jan. 1 implementation of the Medicare “competitive bidding” program ...

A trade group representing medical equipment manufacturers and suppliers is suing the Bush administration, seeking to block the implementation of a competitive bidding program for their products. The ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Wednesday operational details for the next stage in its competitive bidding program despite ongoing opposition from patient advocacy groups ...

Catheters physically save my life every single day. But my catheters, and with them my health and safety, are now at risk under a new proposal from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . This study investigated the 2011 and 2013 implementation of the Competitive Bidding Program (CBP). Supplemental ...

A little over a week ago, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reported on the extension of the competitive bidding program. The plan of action was created to help lower costs medical ...