I just participated in a CMS briefing for members of the Program Advisory and Oversight Committee for DMEPOS competitive bidding. I have verified that EVERY bidder must be accredited or have submitted an application to become accredited or their bid will be rejected. The first steps to submitting a bid start with suppliers registering to access online tools.
Start here: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/SE0717.pdf.
This includes ALL suppliers of durable medical equipment that wish to participate in the Medicare Competitive Bidding Program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies.
Bill Popomaronis, R.Ph., NCPA vice president, home health and long term care pharmacy services, provides his thoughts and explanations on the latest DME information from CMS.
