CMS In Brief

News from the Medicare agency includes updates on the DME competitive bidding program, overpayment recoveries and obesity screening.

Registration for suppliers who wish to participate in round two of the Medicare durable medical equipment competitive bidding program begins Dec. 5, and a 60-day bidding period will begin in late January, CMS announced last week. Bid-based pricing is scheduled to take effect July 1, 2013.

CMS is implementing the second round of the program in the face of substantial opposition from industry, some lawmakers and...

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