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Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Center

Spotlights
  • Registration is open for the Round 1 Rebid of the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies Competitive Bidding Program.  Visit the Competitive Bidding Implementation Contractor website to register.  (posted 8/17/2009)
  • The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced the timeline for bidding and has initiated a comprehensive supplier education campaign leading up to the bidding period in the nine competitive bidding areas for the Round One Rebid of the Medicare Competitive Bidding Program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS).  View Press Release and Fact Sheet. (posted 8/3/2009)
  • Medicare has announced certain limited proposed regulatory provisions for the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding in Section O of the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B regulation (CMS-1413-P). View Regulation and Fact Sheets (see downloads section of "Federal Regulations, Notices and Manual Instructions" web page).
  • DMEPOS Accreditation Deadline is September 30, 2009; CMS Encourages Suppliers to Submit Applications by January 31, 2009

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Important Links





Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage



DME Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) Websites

Contacts

CMS Manuals & Transmittals

DME MAC Supplier Manuals


Coding

Program Integrity/ Medical Review
  • Chapter 5- Program Integrity Manual - Items and Services Having Special DMERC Review Considerations
  • Chapter 12- Program Integrity Manual - FI, Carrier, DMERC and RHHI Interaction and Coordination with Program Safeguard Contractors (PSCs)
  • Medical Review Process



 

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