Industry Note:
New Round Of DME Bidding Launches
Published on Thu Aug 23, 2012
Registration is now open for Medicare's competitive bidding round 1 recompete for durable medical equipment, CMS has announced. The registration period will end Oct. 19, but CMS urges DME suppliers to register their authorized official in the Individuals Authorized Access to the CMS Compu-ter Services (IACS) system by Sept. 7.Six categories of items are included in the round 1 recompete, bidding contractor Palmetto GBA says on the bidding site online at www.dme competitivebid.com. They include Respiratory Equipment and Related Supplies and Accessories (oxygen, oxygen equipment, and supplies; continuous positive airway pressure [CPAP] devices and respiratory assist devices [RADs] and related supplies and accessories; and standard nebulizers); Standard Mobility Equipment and Related Acces-sories (walkers, standard power and manual wheelchairs, scooters, and related accessories); General Home Equipment and Related Supplies and Acces-sories (hospital beds and related accessories, group 1 and 2 support surfaces, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation [TENS] devices, commode chairs, patient [...]
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