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All Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, & Supplies (DMEPOS) competitive bidding contracts expired on December 31, 2018. As of January 1, 2019, there is a temporary gap in the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program (CBP) that will end on December 31, 2020. For additional information on the gap period, please see the Temporary Gap Period (PDF) fact sheet.

Round 2021 of the DMEPOS CBP will begin on January 1, 2021, and extend through December 31, 2023. For more information on Round 2021, please visit the Competitive Bidding Implementation Contractor (CBIC) website.

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Referral agents play a critical role in providing information and services to Medicare beneficiaries. For purposes of the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program, referral agents are defined as Medicare enrolled providers, physicians, treating practitioners, discharge planners, social workers, pharmacists and other health care professionals who refer beneficiaries for services in a competitive bidding area. To ensure you give Medicare patients the most current DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program information, CMS strongly encourages you to sign up to receive the weekly CMS Medicare FFS Provider e-News for the latest Fee-For-Service program information, including National Provider Call announcements, event announcements, claims and pricer information, and MLN educational product updates.

If you are a supplier: Subscribe now to receive the weekly CMS Medicare FFS Provider e-News for the latest Fee-For-Service program information, including National Provider Call announcements, event announcements, claims and pricer information, and MLN educational product updates.

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