Tag: August Recess
Stakeholders fine-tune message in August
August 3, 2018Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
WASHINGTON - As lawmakers head into their August recess, industry stakeholders will keep the focus on a recent proposed rule overhauling Medicare's competitive bidding program.CMS is accepting comments on the proposed rule, which would, among other things, not extend the current bid contracts and temporarily allow any Medicare-enrolled provider to serve beneficiaries, until Sept. 10. “CMS has made some dramatic improvements, but we're lining up some additional refinements and tinkering with...