The HME Media Group recently analyzed all the winners of bids in round of competitive bidding. After compiling the winners, by product category, across all 10 MSAs into a spreadsheet (download here), we found the following (broken down by category):
Complex Rehabilitative Power Wheelchairs and Related Accessories
• On average, seven providers per MSA won bids in this category, with the most providers winning in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas (11) and Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, N.C.-S.C. (10).
• The big winners across MSAs were The SCOOTER Store, with regional representatives of this national chain winning bids in nine of the 10 MSAs; and ATG Designing Mobility (Cerritos, Calif.), which won bids in five of the 10 MSAs.
• National Seating & Mobility, a national chain known for its treatment of rehab patients, won bids in only two MSAs.
• There were no bid winners in San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Devices (CPAP), Respiratory Assist Device
• On average, 22 providers per MSA won bids in this category, with the most providers winning in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, Fla. (36) and Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas (34).
• The big winners across MSAs were Super Care (City of Industry, Calif.), which won bids in all 10 MSAs; Cardiosom (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; Carmel, Ind.; West Chester, Ohio), which won bids in nine of the 10 MSAs; American HomePatient (local branches), which won bids in eight of the 10 MSAs; Excel Respiratory Solutions (Winter Haven, Fla., which won bids in eight of the 10 MSAs; RX Stat (St. Petersburg, Fla.), which won bids in eight of the 10 MSAs; HEB Home Care (Hurst, Texas), which won bids in six of the 10 MSAs; and Lincare (local branches), which on bids in six of the 10 MSAs. Also, The SCOOTER Store (Boca Raton, Fla.) won a bid in San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.
Enteral Nutrients, Equipment and Supplies
• On average, 18 providers per MSA won bids in this category, with the most providers winning in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, Fla. (32) and Orlando, Fla. (24).
• The big winners across MSAs were American HomePatient (local branches), which won bids in eight of the 10 MSAs; CareMax Medical Resources (Tampa, Fla. and some local branches), which won bids in eight of the 10 MSAs; Health Systems Services (Niagra Falls, N.Y.), which won bids in eight of the 10 MSAs; Navigator Health Management Solutions (Franklin, Tenn.), which won bids in seven of the 10 MSAs; and Provider Plus (St. Louis, Mo.) and local branches of The SCOOTER Store each won bids in four of the 10 MSAs.
• There were no bid winners in San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.
Hospital Beds and Related Supplies
• On average, 28 providers per MSA won bids in this category, with the most providers winning in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas (59) and Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, Fla. (46).
• The big winners across MSAs were American HomePatient (local branches), which won bids in eight of the 10 MSAs; Hill-Rom (regional branches), which won bids in eight of the 10 MSAs; Lynncore Med Group (Sherman, Texas), which won bids in four of the 10 MSAs; and The SCOOTER Store (local branches), which won bids in four of the 10 MSAs.
• There were no bid winners in San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Pumps and Related Supplies and Accessories
• On average, 11 providers per MSA won bids in this category, with the most providers winning in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, Fla. (19), Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas (16) and Orlando, Fla. (15).
• The big winners across MSAs were The SCOOTER Store (local branches), which won bids in eight of the 10 MSAs; CareMax Medical Resources (Tampa, Fla. and some local branches), which won bids in seven of the 10 MSAs; Apria Healthcare (local branches), which won bids in six of the 10 MSAs; and Galaxy Medical Products (Copley, Ohio), which won bids in six of the 10 MSAs.
• There were no bid winners in Kansas City, Mo.-Ks. and San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.
Oxygen Supplies and Equipment – Oxygen Accessories
• On average, 29 providers per MSA won bids in this category, with the most providers winning in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, Fla. (48) and Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas (43).
• The big winners across MSAs were Super Care (City of Industry, Calif.), which won bids in nine of the 10 MSAs; American HomePatient (local branches), which won bids in eight of the 10 MSAs; CareMax Medical Resources (Tampa, Fla. and some local branches), which won bids in eight of the 10 MSAs; Cardiosom (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; Carmel, Ind.; West Chester, Ohio), which won bids in seven of the 10 MSAs; HEB Home Care (Hurst, Texas), which won bids in six of the 10 MSAs; Home Medical Equipment of Fort (Richardson, Texas), which won bids in six of the 10 MSAs; and The SCOOTER Store (local branches), which won bids in six of the 10 MSAs.
• There were no bid winners in San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.
Standard Power Wheelchairs, Scooters and Related Accessories
• On average, 16 providers per MSA won bids in this category, with the most providers winning in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas (29) and Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, Fla. (19).
• The big winners across MSAs were Source One Medical (Irvine, CA), which won bids in six of the 10 MSAs; National Seating & Mobility (local branches), which won bids in five of the 10 MSAs; ATG Designing Mobility (Cerritos, Calif.), which won bids in four of the 10 MSAs; Cardiosom (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; Carmel, Ind.; West Chester, Ohio), which won bids in seven of the 10 MSAs; and Hoveround (Sarasota, Fla.), which won bids in four of the 10 MSAs.
• The SCOOTER Store won bids in only 2 MSAs: Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio-Ky.-Ind. and Kansas City, Mo.-Kansas.
Walkers and Related Accessories
• On average, 17 providers per MSA won bids in this category, with the most providers winning in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, Fla. (27) and Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas (24).
• The big winners across MSAs were Grove Medical (Greenville, S.C.), which won bids in seven of the 10 MSAs; Lynncore Med Group (Sherman, Texas), which won bids in four of the 10 MSAs; and The SCOOTER Store (local branches), which won bids in four of the 10 MSAs.
Mail-Order Diabetic Supplies
• On average, 12 providers per MSA won bids in this category, with the most providers winning in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, Fla. (18), Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio-KY-IN (15) and Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas (15).
• The big winners across MSAs were All States Medical Supply (Arden, N.C.), which won bids in all 10 MSAs; Cardiocom (Chanhassen, Minn.), which won bids in all 10 MSAs; Discount Diabetic (Phoenix, Ariz.), which won bids in all 10 MSAs; Doctor Diabetic Supply (Miami, Fla.), which won bids in all 10 MSAs; The Home Health Store of Tomball (Tomball, Texas), which won bids in all 10 MSAs; B and H Medical (Livonia, Mich.), which won bids in nine of the 10 MSAs; All Med Services of Florida (Miami Lakes, Fla.), which won bids in eight of the 10 MSAs; R and T Medical (Port Saint Lucie, Fla.), which won bids in eight of the 10 MSAs; Medical & Diabetic Supplies (Jupiter, Fla.), which won bids in six of the 10 MSAs; Home Care Delivered (Glen Allen, Va.), which won bids in five of the 10 MSAs; and Abelcare Medical (Cincinnati, Ohio), Excel Respiratory Solutions (Winter Have, Fla.) and RX Stat (St. Petersburg, Fla.), which each won bids in four of the 10 MSAs.
• A core group of providers won in nearly all MSAs, with only a small number of local providers awarded contracts per MSA.
Support Surfaces (group 2 mattresses and overlays; Miami only)
• All bid winners were based in Florida except Hill-Rom, based in Raleigh, N.C.
• The SCOOTER Store (Boca Raton, Casselberry, Jacksonville, Orlando, Fla.) won a bid in this category.
