New Educational Products - New Tip Sheet
- New MLN Matters article
New DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program Tip Sheet for Non-Contract Suppliers The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted a new tip sheet for non-contract suppliers that describes how the new DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program that begins July 1, 2008 affects non-contract suppliers. The tip sheet includes circumstances under which non-contract suppliers can bill for competitively bid items and actions non-contract suppliers need to take to assure continuity of care for their Medicare patients who reside in or visit the 10 Competitive Bidding Areas (CBAs). Notify your Medicare patients! For example, the tip sheet covers CMS' recommendation that non-contract suppliers who elect NOT to become grandfathered suppliers for oxygen and oxygen equipment notify their Medicare patients 30 days in advance of the July 1 start date so that beneficiaries have adequate time to transition to contract suppliers and not risk gaps in critical services. The tip sheet also gives important information related to picking up equipment and the need for coordination with contract suppliers so that new equipment is delivered before old equipment is removed. The "Non-Contract Supplier" tip sheet can be found on the CMS dedicated website at, http://www.cms.hhs.gov/DMEPOSCompetitiveBid. Just click on the "Provider Educational Products and Resources" tab and scroll down to the "Downloads" section. ------------------------------------------ New DMEPOS Competitive Bidding MLN Matters article now available! The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a Medicare Learning Network (MLN) Matters Special Edition Article # SE0820 entitled ~ "Marketing Rules Reminders for Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Suppliers Including Contract Suppliers under the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program." This article is now posted on the CMS website at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/SE0820.pdf and can also be found on the DMEPOS Competitive Bid web site at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/DMEPOSCompetitiveBid. Click on the "Provider Educational Products and Resources" tab and scroll down to the "Downloads" section. This article describes the existing marketing rules and prohibitions that apply to all Medicare enrolled DMEPOS Suppliers.
For more information about DMEPOS competitive bidding, please visit the CMS dedicated web page at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/DMEPOSCompetitiveBid on the CMS website.
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