Tag: President's budget 2021
Industry on president's budget: 'It sounds a little more like a plan'
February 21, 2020Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
WASHINGTON - Although a proposal to expand Medicare's competitive bidding program to rural areas also appeared in the president's budget last year, new details have raised eyebrows, say industry stakeholders.The budget, published Feb. 10, proposes expanding competitive bidding to other geographic areas, including rural areas, beginning in 2024. It also proposes that the single payment amounts be based on individual winning bid amounts, rather than the maximum winning bid amounts employed for Round...
President's 2021 budget includes DME-related provisions
February 13, 2020HME News Staff
WASHINGTON - The President's Fiscal Year 2021 Budget includes provisions that could impact the HME industry, including a proposal to expand competitive bidding to other geographic areas.The budget, published Feb. 10, proposes that, beginning in 2024, the single payment amounts will be based on individual winning bid amounts (rather than the maximum winning bid methodology employed in Round 2021) and expands competitive bidding to other geographic areas, including rural areas, according to an analysis...