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American Association for Homecare Calls for Market-Based Alternative to Medicare’s Flawed Competitive Bidding Program [View Attachment] |
Apr 20 2012 5:34PM |
Press Release
CONTACTS: Michael Reinemer, 703-535-1881, michaelr@aahomecare.org
Julie Driver, 703-535-1887, julied@aahomecare.org
American Association for Homecare Calls for Market-Based Alternative to Medicare’s Flawed Competitive Bidding Program
Myths about the Bidding Program Persist
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 18, 2012 ----- While myths about Medicare’s deeply flawed bidding program for durable medical equipment (DME) persist, the American Association for Homecare is urging Congress to adopt the alternative Market Pricing Program (MPP) to replace the controversial bidding program. The current, badly designed bid program is opposed by hundreds of economists and dozens of consumer groups.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented the bidding program in nine...
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