Medicare and Medicaid
California and National Homecare Groups Applaud Bill to Eliminate Misguided Medicare Bidding Program Coming to Riverside-San Bernardino
Published in Physician Law Weekly, November 4th, 2009
The California Association of Medical Product Suppliers and the American Association for Homecare praised a bipartisan bill in Congress, H.R. 3790, to eliminate the misguided and deeply flawed "competitive" bidding program for durable medical equipment and services in Medicare. The bidding process in this controversial program began on October 21 in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan statistical area and eight other MSAs across the U.S.
Durable, or home medical equipment, such as oxygen, wheelchairs, diabetic supplies, and hospital beds, enables seniors and people with disabilities to receive quality care at home. Home-based care represents a...
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Source: Physician Law Weekly (2009-11-04)
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