Premium Consulting Corporation

"Quality Service, Personal Attention"

Mailing Address:
18520 NW 67 Avenue #287
Miami, FL 33015
ph: 305-362-9322
fax: 305-362-9312

Competitive Bidding

Competitive Bidding

Services include:

Collection of documents, submission of required hard copy documents and submission of information electronically. (Please be advised that we cannot set have anything to do with setting the prices which you will be submitting, that must be done by the individual company, we can only submit the information which is provided to us for submission.)

CMS Sets Timeline for Round One Rebid
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*
Implementation of Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program Round 1 Rebid contracts and prices
*Target date. Actual date will be announced through an e-mail notice. Keep informed – sign up for E-mail Updates on the home page of this website
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.

 

The Accredited Medical Equipment Providers of America was established by providers for providers. Their main focus has been the Accredited Providers injured by the round-one competitive bidding process while also assisting companies involved in the next round of 70 MSAs and beyond.  To find out more information on who they are and how you may join please go to www.amepa.us

 

 

Mailing Address:
18520 NW 67 Avenue #287
Miami, FL 33015
ph: 305-362-9322
fax: 305-362-9312