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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will be hosting several webinars for partners and providers on The Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program
The Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program, is a change to the Medicare program that is scheduled to go into effect for Medicare beneficiaries with Original Medicare in 91 competitive bidding areas (CBAs) across the country starting on July 1, 2013. Under this program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be awarding contracts to suppliers for certain categories of DMEPOS in the CBAs.
It is important that your staff, such as physicians, social workers, and discharge planners, understand this new program so that they can help Medicare patients get covered medical equipment and supplies. Once the program begins, patients with Original Medicare who live in or travel to a competitive bidding area and who need certain medical equipment and supplies will have to get the equipment or supplies from a DMEPOS Medicare contract supplier. To ensure that Medicare patients’ medical equipment and supplies will be covered, partners and providers will have to help beneficiaries find a supplier that is a Medicare contract supplier. Medicare plans to announce the contract suppliers in the spring of 2013.
Please forward this message to any partners who may benefit from this educational session. We also look forward to your participation and the opportunity to educate partners and providers about the program.
If you have any questions about this webinar please contact Lynne Tierney at lynne.tierney@cms.hhs.gov or Renee Richard at renee.richard@cms.hhs.gov
- January 28, 2013 at 11:00 EST
- January 29, 2013 at 2:00 EST
- January 30, 2013 at 4:00 EST
- January 31, 2013 at 6:00 EST
- February 5, 2013 at 2:00 EST
The Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program, is a change to the Medicare program that is scheduled to go into effect for Medicare beneficiaries with Original Medicare in 91 competitive bidding areas (CBAs) across the country starting on July 1, 2013. Under this program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be awarding contracts to suppliers for certain categories of DMEPOS in the CBAs.
It is important that your staff, such as physicians, social workers, and discharge planners, understand this new program so that they can help Medicare patients get covered medical equipment and supplies. Once the program begins, patients with Original Medicare who live in or travel to a competitive bidding area and who need certain medical equipment and supplies will have to get the equipment or supplies from a DMEPOS Medicare contract supplier. To ensure that Medicare patients’ medical equipment and supplies will be covered, partners and providers will have to help beneficiaries find a supplier that is a Medicare contract supplier. Medicare plans to announce the contract suppliers in the spring of 2013.
Please forward this message to any partners who may benefit from this educational session. We also look forward to your participation and the opportunity to educate partners and providers about the program.
If you have any questions about this webinar please contact Lynne Tierney at lynne.tierney@cms.hhs.gov or Renee Richard at renee.richard@cms.hhs.gov
