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Bid lawsuit reaches end of line

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02/22/2013

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 19 refused to hear a petition that would have stopped CMS from awarding competitive bidding contracts until it complied with rulemaking processes.

New reports: Home infusion drugs, Medicaid overpayments

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02/22/2013

WASHINGTON – The Office of Inspector General (OIG) recommends in a new study that CMS change the way it pays for home infusion drugs.

In brief: Liberty files for bankruptcy, lawmakers push for MPP score

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02/22/2013

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – Just months after a group of company execs bought Liberty Medical from its parent company, they filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Feb. 15, according to news reports.

OIG to CMS: Millions in overpayments remain uncollected

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02/21/2013

WASHINGTON – The Office of Inspector General (OIG) recommends in a new report that CMS collect the more than $225.6 million in Medicaid overpayments that is due the federal government.

Will CMS add home infusion drugs to bid program?

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02/21/2013

WASHINGTON – The Office of Inspector General (OIG) recommends in a new study that CMS change the way it pays for home infusion drugs.

Competitive bidding: 'Everybody's in panic mode'

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02/15/2013

WASHINGTON – Although it’s too soon to gauge how many providers accepted initial contracts for Round 2 of competitive bidding, stakeholders say it’s likely that those who did, did so out of fear.

If offered bidding contracts, 68% of providers say they wouldn't accept

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02/15/2013

YARMOUTH, Maine – Two weeks after CMS’s announcement of severe cuts in Round 2 single payment amounts, providers were saying “no” to contracts.

In brief: Fraud crackdown breaks records, Liberator Medical sales grow

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02/15/2013

WASHINGTON – The government’s health care fraud prevention and enforcement efforts recovered a record $4.2 billion in taxpayer dollars in FY 2012, up from nearly $4.1 billion in 2011, according to a press release from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Poll: 68% say they won’t accept ‘criminal’ Medicare contract

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02/14/2013

YARMOUTH, Maine – Two weeks after CMS’s announcement of severe cuts in Round 2 single payment amounts, the initial spirit of defiance has not waned.

Industry turns up heat on bid program

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02/08/2013

WASHINGTON – It was standing room only at a pair of Feb. 6 briefings for congressional staff on the competitive bidding program, but CMS officials offered little in the way of substance, according to industry stakeholders.

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