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Welcome to Jenner & Block’s Government Contracts Legal Round‑Up, a biweekly update on important government contracts developments. This update offers brief summaries of key developments for government contracts legal,...more
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new round of competitive bidding for certain durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS), with contracts scheduled to become...more
On July 11, 2018, CMS announced that the process for recompeting contracts with suppliers currently in effect under the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program (CBP)...more
Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its 2018 Medicare Advantage and Part D Advance Notice and Draft Call Letter (“Draft Call Letter”). For the majority of the letter’s provisions,...more
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has demonstrated that it will not hesitate to use one of its most crippling administrative enforcement tools—the revocation of Medicare billing privileges—against one of...more
On October 28, 2016, CMS issued the final rule updating the payment policies and rates under the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System (PPS) for renal dialysis services beginning in CY 2017. The rule also...more
I. REGULATIONS, NOTICES, & GUIDANCE - On February 24, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a guidance entitled, “Special Enrollment Confirmation Process” that will enhance program integrity...more
Two bills have been introduced in the House of Representatives and the Senate to modify payments for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS). On November 19, 2015, Senator John Thune (R-SD)...more
On November 23, 2015 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the fee schedules for 2016 for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS). For items and services not included in...more
CMS Announces Round 1 2017 DMEPOS Competitive Bidding System – On April 21, 2015, CMS announced plans for a new bidding process for the supplier contracts awarded in the Round 1 Recompete of the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding...more
CMS has begun a pre-bidding awareness program in connection with its plans to recompete the supplier contracts awarded in Round 2 of the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS)...more
CMS recently took the unusual step of issuing an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) regarding changes to Medicare payment methodologies for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS)...more
In This Issue: - Top News ..Obama Administration Delays Employer Mandate One Year ..House Energy and Commerce Committee Releases Draft Legislation for SGR Fix ..CMS Proposes Payment Changes for Medicare...more
In This Issue: - Top News ..CMS Announces Round 2 Competitive Bidding Single Payment Amounts ..CBO Lowers SGR Repeal Cost by $100 Billion ..Republicans Press HRSA on 340B Audits ..HHS Proposes...more