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The educational resources listed on this web page are designed to increase national awareness and provider education on the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program for the Non-Contract Supplier and Referral Agent Community. Bidding and Contract Suppliers should utilize the Competitive Bidding Implementation Contractor (CBIC) website as their primary source of program information (see link the in "Related Links Outside CMS" section below). Referral Agent Letter In December 2010, CMS mailed a letter to referral agents in Competitive Bidding Areas (CBAs) to remind them that the program started on January 1, 2011. For purposes of the Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program, "referral agent" includes such entities as Medicare enrolled providers, physicians, treating practitioners, discharge planners, social workers, and pharmacists who refer beneficiaries for services in a CBA. To view a copy of this letter, please visit the downloads section below. National Provider Calls Throughout the implementation of DMEPOS Competitive Bidding, CMS will be hosting a variety of national education calls that will inform the provider community of the steps that they need to take in order to be ready for implementation. These calls will also give participants an opportunity to ask questions of CMS subject matter experts. Please see the downloads section below.
Fact Sheets – are available for download below. Click on the link entitled "DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Fact Sheets" in the "Downloads" section. Please note: The fact sheets listed below relate to Round 1 Rebid only. We will release fact sheets with information related to Round 2 and the National Mail-Order competitions at a later date. For information on Round 2 and National Mail-Order bidding, please visit the Competitive Bidding Implementation Contractor (CBIC) website at http://www.dmecompetitivebid.com on the Internet. - The "DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program Billing Procedures for Upgrades Fact Sheet" is designed to provide education on upgrade procedures under the DMEPOS competitive bidding program.
The "DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Repairs and Replacements Fact Sheet" is designed to provide education on repairs and replacements under the DMEPOS competitive bidding program. The Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program: A Better Way for Medicare to Pay for Medical Equipment DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program Fact Sheet for Referral Agents – intended for referral agents located in Competitive Bidding Areas (CBAs) who prescribe DMEPOS for Medicare beneficiaries or refer beneficiaries to specific suppliers. DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program Traveling Beneficiary Fact Sheet – regarding competitive bidding program rules to know when beneficiaries with Original Medicare permanently reside within a CBA and/or travel to a CBA. DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program Physicians and Other Treating Practitioners Who Are Enrolled Medicare DMEPOS Suppliers Fact Sheet – regarding an exception to the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program which allows physicians and other treating practitioners who are enrolled Medicare DMEPOS suppliers to furnish competitively bid walkers in a CBA to their own patients, without submitting a bid and being selected as a contract supplier. DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program Hospitals That Are Not Contract Suppliers Fact Sheet – regarding an exception to the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program which allows hospitals to furnish competitively bid walkers in a CBA to their own patients, without submitting a bid and being selected as a contract supplier. DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program Grandfathering Requirements for Non-Contract Suppliers Fact Sheet – designed to educate non-contract suppliers on grandfathering requirements under the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program. The "DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program Non-Contract Supplier Fact Sheet" is designed to educate on requirements for non-contract suppliers in the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program. The "DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program Enteral Nutrition Fact Sheet" is designed to educate suppliers on rules for providing enteral nutrition under the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program. The "DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program Mail Order Diabetic Supplies Fact Sheet" is designed to educate suppliers on rules regarding providing mail order diabetic test-strips under the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program. - The "DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program Billing Procedures for Upgrades Fact Sheet" is designed to provide education on upgrade procedures under the DMEPOS competitive bidding program.
DMEPOS Toolkit – Below, in the "Related Links Inside CMS" section, you'll find a link to the DMEPOS Toolkit developed for CMS partners, which contains educational materials regarding the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - Below, in the "Related Links Inside CMS" section, you'll find a link to FAQs regarding the DMEPOS Competitve Bidding Program. DMEPOS Competitive Bidding MLN Matters Articles - Below, in the "Downloads" section, you'll find a link to MLN Matters articles regarding the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program.
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