DME Providers Want Bid Program Delayed In Light Of COVID-19

Durable medical equipment suppliers ask CMS to put off competitive bidding for a year in light of concerns around COVID-19, and raise concerns that the addition of non-invasive ventilators to the program will make it difficult for DME providers to supplement hospital care by caring for COVID-19 patients at home -- though the suppliers had opposed that addition prior to the national emergency. “Many DME suppliers may not win contracts, and as of January 1, 2021, will not be allowed...