Premium Consulting Corporation

"Quality Service, Personal Attention"

Mailing Address:
Miami, FL 33015
ph: 305-362-9322
fax: 305-362-9312

Competitive Bidding

CMS Sets Timeline for Round One Rebid
In a list-serv message this afternoon, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced the following timeline for the Round One Rebid of Medicare's DMEPOS competitive bidding program:
8/3/2009
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announces timeline/schedule of education events, begins bidder education campaign

8/17/2009*
Registration for user IDs and passwords begins.

9/30/2009
Last day for DMEPOS suppliers to get accredited

10/2/2009
DMEPOS supplier surety bond deadline

10/21/2009*
CMS opens 60-day bid window for Round 1 Rebid

11/21/2009*
Covered Document Review Date for bidders to submit financial documents

12/21/2009*
60-day bid window closes

June 2010
CMS announces single payment amounts, begins contracting process

September 2010
CMS announces contract suppliers, begins contract supplier education campaign

Early Fall 2010
CMS begins supplier, referral agent, and beneficiary education campaign

1/1/2011
New program begins!

*Target date. Actual date will be announced through an e-mail notice.

The agency also said it is launching "an intensive bidder education campaign designed to ensure that DMEPOS suppliers interested in bidding get all the information they need to submit a complete bid in a timely manner." CMS said it will focus initially on preparing suppliers for the registration period.
As suppliers get registered for the competitive bidding process, CMS education and outreach efforts will intensify with particular focus on information specific to registered bidders and the bidding process. According to the notice: "CMS' Competitive Bidding Implementation Contractor (CBIC) will be the focal point for bidder education.
The CBIC's dedicated website, www.dmecompetitivebid.com/, will include a comprehensive array of important information for suppliers, including bidding rules, user guides, frequently asked questions, policy fact sheets, checklists, and bidding information charts.
The CBIC toll-free help desk, 1-877-577-5331, is now open to help bidders with all of their questions and concerns. All suppliers interested in bidding are urged to sign up for email updates on the home page of the CBIC website."
Visit the CMS website at www.cms.hhs.gov/DMEPOSCompetitiveBid/ for the latest information on the DMEPOS competitive bidding program.
To view a press release on the Round 1 rebid, see www.cms.hhs.gov/apps/media/press_releases.asp.

 

CMS Publishes Interim Final Rule

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that an Interim Final Rule with Comment Period (IFC), which implements certain provisions of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA) for the Round 1 Rebid of the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Acquisition Program, is on display at the Federal Register. For additional information, visit the CMS website at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/CompetitiveAcqforDMEPOS/.

You may also contact Sabrina Teferi at CMS at 410-786-6884. You may view the press release at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/apps/media/press_releases.asp.

For information about Competitive Bidding please visit: www.dmecompetitivebid.com

 

    

Competitive Bidding Areas (CBAs)
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC -- Mail-Order
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC -- Non Mail-Order
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN -- Mail-Order
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN -- Non Mail-Order
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH -- Mail-Order
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH -- Non Mail-Order
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX -- Mail-Order
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX -- Non Mail-Order
Kansas City, MO-KS -- Mail-Order
Kansas City, MO-KS -- Non Mail-Order
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL -- Mail-Order
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL -- Non Mail-Order
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL -- Mail-Order
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL -- Non Mail-Order
Pittsburgh, PA -- Mail-Order
Pittsburgh, PA -- Non Mail-Order
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA -- Mail-Order
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA -- Non Mail-Order

The Round 1 rebid will include the following categories of items and services: 

* Oxygen Supplies and Equipment

* Standard Power Wheelchairs, Scooters, and Related Accessories

*Complex Rehabilitative Power Wheelchairs and Related Accessories (Group 2)

*Mail Order Replacement Diabetic Supplies    

*Enteral Nutrients, Equipment and Supplies

*Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP), Respiratory Assist Devices (RADs), and Related Supplies and Accessories

* Hospital Beds and Related Accessories

*Walkers and Related Accessories

*Support Surfaces (Group 2 mattresses and overlays) in Miami.

 

 

 

 

Mailing Address:
Miami, FL 33015
ph: 305-362-9322
fax: 305-362-9312