Tag: Center for Regulatory Effectiveness
Watchdog group tries new tactic in bidding fight
January 25, 2013Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
WASHINGTON - Industry stakeholders aren't the only group still trying to put a halt to the competitive bidding program.Watchdog group The Center for Regulatory Effectiveness (CRE) on Dec. 19 filed the first of several Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests seeking information about the methodology behind the bidding program. Although CMS has discretion over the design of the program, the law requires the agency to use a commonly accepted auction method—something it hasn't done, says...
