New Tip Sheet, Transcript from May 13, 2008 National Provider Call, and Reminder of June 12, 2008 National Provider Call for Referral Agents and Non-Contract Suppliers New Tip Sheet for Mail Order Contract Diabetic SuppliersUnder the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program, which is effective July 1, 2008, beneficiaries who permanently reside in, or travel to, the 10 designated competitive bidding areas (CBA) are required to obtain competitively bid items from a contract supplier, unless an exception applies. Mail order suppliers that provide diabetic testing supplies to a Medicare beneficiary may be affected by this program. A new tip sheet is now available that further explains how this part of the program works. This new resource 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. ------------------------------------- Transcript from May 13, 2008 National Provider Call Now Available The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) held a national provider audio call for providers, suppliers, referral agents, and others interested in the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program on May 13, 2008. In addition to an overview of the program, questions and answers from participants were answered. To access the written transcript from this call, visit the CMS dedicated website at, http://www.cms.hhs.gov/DMEPOSCompetitiveBid. Just click on the "Announcements and Communications" tab and scroll down to the "Downloads" section. -------------------------------------------- CMS To Host National Provider Call for Referral Agents and Non-contract Suppliers for the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program CMS will host a national audio call to address additional questions on the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program being implemented on July 1, 2008. The call will be held on June 12 from 1:00 " 2:30 PM EDT. This call will not address contract supplier issues, but will instead focus on questions from non-contract suppliers and referral agents (Medicare providers who order or refer DMEPOS in the 10 CBAs). Please note -- Participants will be able to submit questions through the online registration system at the time of sign up for the call. Registration details follow: Conference call details: Date: June 12, 2008 Conference Title: Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program Q and A Session Time: 1:00-2:30 p.m. EDT In order to receive the call-in information, you must register for the call. It is important to note that if you are planning to sit in with a group, only one person needs to register to receive the call-in data. This registration is solely to reserve a phone line, NOT to allow participation. If you cannot attend the call, replay information is available below. Registration will close at 1:00 p.m. EDT on June 11, 2008, or when available space has been filled. No exceptions will be made, so please be sure to register prior to this time. - To register for the call participants need to go to: http://www2.eventsvc.com/palmettogba/061208
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For those of you who will be unable to attend, a replay option will be available shortly following the end of the call. This replay will be accessible from 3:00 p.m. EDT 6/12/2008 until 11:59 p.m. EDT 6/17/2008. The call in data for the replay is (800) 642-1687 and the passcode is 49895703. | | | Downloads |
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