CMS's proposed competitive bidding program for DME providers would serve to
put a large majority of DME providers out of business and thereby significantly
reduce the levels of service to our Medicare recipients. This is a non-solution in
today's recessionary environment. CMS's stated concerns are to reduce Medicare
expenses while reducing fraudulant activities by DME providers. These govals can
be acheived in a manner which does not produce such negative effects.
Reductions in Medicare's reimbursement schedules would serve to produce the
cost reductions that Medicare seeks. Increased policing and enforcement of
current laws and policy is required and must occur in order to reduce or eliminate
fraudulant activities by some DME providers. These enhancements can be made
by CMS allowing stated goals to be met without destroying an high level of service
required by those Medicare beneficiaries that desparately require these services.
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This is comment on Rule
Medicare Program: Changes to the Competitive Acquisition of Certain Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies by Certain Provisions of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008
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