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CMS disqualifies contract suppliers in Tennessee

by: 
HME News Staff
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06/18/2013
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General News

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – CMS has disqualified about one-third of the contract suppliers that planned to serve Medicare beneficiaries in Tennessee as part of competitive bidding because they don’t meet state licensure requirements, according to the Tennessean.

Bill calls for delay, review of bid program

by: 
HME News Staff
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06/14/2013
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General News

WASHINGTON – Reps. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., and Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, have introduced a bill to delay the implementation of Round 2 of competitive bidding, according to The VGM Group.

Big Cs at Heartland: competitive bidding, change

by: 
Liz Beaulieu
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06/14/2013
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General News

WATERLOO, Iowa – The tide may be turning on CMS and its competitive bidding program, industry stakeholders told attendees at The VGM Group’s Heartland Conference last week.

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'It’s quantum shift time,' analysts say

by: 
Theresa Flaherty
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06/14/2013
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Providers

YARMOUTH, Maine – A pair of recent M&A transactions on opposite coasts illustrates what analysts have long predicted: Competitive bidding will drive market consolidation, they say.

With prices on the downswing, companies need to build scale, say analysts.

Docs agree: Prescription process is burdensome

by: 
Theresa Flaherty
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06/14/2013
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Specialty Providers

LEAWOOD, Kan. – A request from family physicians to simplify the Medicare requirements for diabetes supplies could ultimately help suppliers beleaguered by audits.

'We need to win'

Q&A: Robert Steedley, new chairman of AAHomecare
 by: 
Leif Kothe
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06/14/2013
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General News

WASHINGTON – Robert Steedley, president of Barnes Healthcare Services in Valdosta, Ga., becomes chairman of AAHomecare at a time of change for both the HME industry and the association.

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