On Tuesday, September 11, President Bush designated Kerry N. Weems as acting CMS administrator.
Also announced was the appointment of Herb Kuhn as deputy CMS administrator. Kuhn has served for nearly a year as acting deputy administrator.
Speaking at the American Association for Homecare's Legislative Conference in June, Kuhn told the group that CMS is moving toward full implementation of competitive bidding and intends to enforce its final rule on the program--mandated by the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003--as it stands.
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.
