Suppliers in the initial 10 competitive bidding areas have less than a week left to register for their user IDs and passwords--and the registrations will determine whether CMS gets the number of bidders it had expected.
Providers who want to participate in the first round of Medicare bidding must register by Aug. 27 in order to access CMS' Internet-based bid submission system.
On July 27, the previous bidding deadline, CMS extended its bid window until Sept. 25. Bidders must be accredited or be in the process of becoming accredited to submit a bid. First-round bidders now have until Oct. 31 to become accredited in order to win a contract.
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.
