CMS Deputy Administrator Herb Kuhn writes in a letter to the editor, published Aug. 5 in the Baltimore Sun:
“Congress just axed a promising program to replace government-mandated pricing with competitive bidding” for DME. “Continued congressional inertia will only impose crushing obligations on our children and grandchildren and undermine our country's economic viability in a global economy.”
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.