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• 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. The URL is www.dmecompetitivebid.com, or go to the Related Links Outside CMS below. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * For the latest news and information, click on the Latest News and Announcements link on the left side of the page. * Medicare beneficiaries who are interested in more information on the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program may visit the Medicare.gov website by clicking on the link in the "Related Links Inside CMS" section below. PROGRAM OVERVIEW Section 302 of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) established requirements for a new competitive bidding program for certain Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS). The MMA requires that competitive bid payment amounts be used to replace the current Medicare DMEPOS fee schedule payment amounts for selected items in selected areas. The competitive bid payment amounts are determined by using bids submitted by DMEPOS suppliers. The intent of the competitive bidding program is to set more appropriate payment amounts for DMEPOS items, which will result in reduced beneficiary out-of-pocket expenses and savings to taxpayers and the Medicare program. The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA), enacted on July 15, 2008, made limited changes to the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program, including a requirement that competition to re-bid Round 1 occur in 2009. On January 16, 2009, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an interim final rule with comment period that incorporates into regulations only those provisions of MIPPA related to the DMEPOS competitive bidding program that are self-implementing and necessary to conduct the Round 1 rebid competition in 2009. That rule became effective on April 18, 2009. Note that all suppliers must be accredited by September 30, 2009. For more information on accreditation, please click on DMEPOS Accreditation in the "Related Links Inside CMS" section below.
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