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FEDS OPEN 'INITIAL REGISTRATION' PERIOD FOR SUPPLIERS
The race is on for suppliers bidding in the first round of Medicare's competitive acquisition program for home medical equipment.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services opened the initial registration process for suppliers on April 9. Initial registration gives suppliers the opportunity to secure a user ID and password that they can use to bid electronically. The agency has moved quickly since releasing the competitive bidding final rule April 2 (see Eli's HCW Vol. XVI, No. 12).
Essential: CMS will accept only electronically submitted bids. "Interested suppliers will submit their bids using an internet application," confirms the agency on its competitive bidding Web site at www.cms.hhs.gov/CompetitiveAcqforDMEPOS. "We strongly recommend that [suppliers register] well before the bid window opens to avoid a delay in being able to submit bids," CMS warns.
Mark your calendar: Bidding is currently scheduled to open in late April.
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