Tag: Preferred supplier
MassHealth delays transition to preferred supplier
March 2, 2018HME News Staff
BOSTON - A preferred supplier contract for incontinence supplies between MassHealth and Geriatric Medical will now go live April 15, instead of March 1. “Based on HOMES and stakeholder input, Massachusetts Deputy Secretary Daniel Tsai has delayed implementation of the incontinence preferred supplier contract until April 15,” the state association tweeted on Feb. 18. “This will lead to a smoother transition.” Stakeholders and the state are still trying to work out details,...
Massachusetts Medicaid taps Geriatric Medical as preferred supplier
February 2, 2018HME News Staff
BOSTON - The Medicaid program in Massachusetts has entered into a preferred supplier agreement for incontinence supplies with Geriatric Medical & Surgical Supply, according to a recent administrative bulletin.Geriatric Medical is a Woburn, Mass.-based supplier of wholesale medical products to long-term care, home care and nursing home facilities.The state will hold a public hearing on Feb. 16 to review and discuss the proposed covered products and rates.“(The state) is proposing this action...