Reimbursement

NAIMES Launches Anti-NCB Petition Drive: February 28, 2008; Supplier organization seeks 30,000 signatures.

CMS Open Door Forum Scheduled for Feb. 20: February 15, 2008; Home Health, Hospice and DME meeting will start at 2 p.m. Eastern time.

VGM Feb. 15 Lunch Bucket Broadcast to Discuss Competitive Bidding, Policy Issues: February 13, 2008; Live Webcast from VGM headquarters will include phone-in Q&A opportunities.

Revised ATP Requirement Forbids Financial Relationship Between Rehab Supplier, Evaluating Clinician: January 24, 2008

Small Business Subcommittee Leaders to SBA: Tell CMS to Delay National Competitive Bidding: January 24, 2008

Scooter Store’s Harrison: Competitive Bidding “Disastrous” in Current Form: January 23, 2008; Scooter Store founder Harrison objects to current NCB program, but not the overall competitive bidding idea.

Accreditation’s Role in Reimbursement: January 23, 2008; Accreditation’s hand-in-hand relationship with reimbursement and national competitive bidding (NCB) was emphasized last month when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced accreditation deadlines for DME suppliers who want to compete in the NCB program’s second round, the list of 70 metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) involved and the list of DME categories. As providers in the second-round MSAs wait for additional information such as bidding deadlines, Mobility Management checked in with Pride Mobility Products’ Seth Johnson to catch up on accreditation current events and where it all goes from here.

CMS Announces 2nd Round MSAs, Product Categories for Competitive Bidding: January 16, 2008; Medicare Gives First Details About the Areas and HME Involved in the Next Phase of the Program

CMS: Don’t Use Social Security Numbers in Publicly Accessible NPPES Fields: January 1, 2008

TriCenturion Medical Director's Letter Explains Documentation Requirements: January 1, 2008

PSCs Publish FAQs on Power Mobility Devices, Repair & Replacement Issues: November 1, 2007; Two Program Safeguard Contractors have published frequently asked questions documents on power wheelchairs and scooters, and repair and replacement issues.