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Industry Seeks Rental Cap Clarity: August 8, 2008; As 2009 approaches, AAHomecare collects questions for CMS to answer on how caps will work
CMS announces competitive bidding delay: July 17, 2008; What it all means? Industry insiders comment on how the delay will affect providers and beneficiaries.
House, Senate Override President’s Veto: July 15, 2008; H.R. 6331 stands; competitive bidding delay is now law.
President Vetoes HR 6331: July 15, 2008; House and Senate gear up to vote on overrides today and tomorrow.
President Plans to Veto Medicare Bill: July 10, 2008; Intentions to send NCB delay back to the Senate made clear at Washington press briefing.
Senate Vote Approves H.R. 6331: July 9, 2008; The bill to delay competitive bidding now goes to the President's desk.
Round One NCB Price Tables Analyzed: July 8, 2008; The HME Media Group continued it's analysis of round one by examining 23 product codes across round one's 10 CBAs.
Competitive Bidding Round One Winners Analyzed: July 7, 2008; The HME Media Group has picked through the round one results. Read our findings and download our tables.
Senate Restarts H.R. 6331 Debate This Week: July 7, 2008; While the Senate's cloture vote failed to push the bill to a vote, debate is slated continue now that the Senate's Independence Day break has wrapped up.
Injunctions Fail to Stop Round One Implementation: July 3, 2008; After the Senate’s failure to put H.R. 6331 to a vote before its July 4 break, motions for injunctions to stop NCB also failed.
Senate Cloture Vote on H.R. 6331 Fails: June 27, 2008; Vote to move bill from debate to final vote fails, leaving NCB poised to go into effect on July 1.
House Passes NCB Delay: June 24, 2008; The House of Representatives votes to approve, H.R., 6331, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, which could delay NCB by at least 18 months.
Senate Bill Introduced to Delay NCB: June 20, 2008; Associations urge providers to lobby Congress to support the Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Acquisition Reform Act of 2008.
AAHomecare Sues to Stop NCB: June 13, 2008
CMS Slates Referral Agents Call, Releases Physician Tip Sheet: June 6, 2008
Two New Tip Sheets Online for Referral, Grandfathered Providers: May 30, 2008
CMS Hosting May 27 Competitive Bidding Teleconference: May 23, 2008
CMS Revises Round 2 Accreditation Deadlines: May 23, 2008
CMS Unveils Round One Winners: May 23, 2008; Finally shedding light on the process, CMS has announced the winning providers for round one of its competitive bidding program.
CMS Adds Chapter to Claims Processing Manual: May 15, 2008; The first installment of the chapter provides additional instructions on competitive bidding policies.