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Senate makes Medicare moves
WASHINGTON – Competing Democratic and Republican Medicare packages in the Senate could spell very different fates for the home medical equipment industry, according to industry sources.
Read more… http://www.hmenews.com/index.php?p=article&id=hm200806ZJkXhU

Subcontracting? Don’t forget anti-kickback statutes
YARMOUTH, Maine – Just because CMS has given the industry little guidance about subcontracting for national competitive bidding, doesn’t mean contract providers have free reign to craft any type of agreement they want, industry attorneys say.
Read more… http://www.hmenews.com/index.php?p=article&id=hm200806VV5x2Z

CMS releases marketing reminder
WASHINGTON – If you’re a contract provider trying to figure out how to compete with other contract providers in your competitive bidding area, be aware of marketing rules and regulations, CMS warned in a Medicare Learning Network (MLN) Matters article last week.
Read more… http://www.hmenews.com/index.php?p=article&id=hm200806tcTO6J

Rehab carve out: ‘We’re talking to anyone who can help us’
WASHINGTON – The rehab industry, the self-described “new kid on the block,” is competing against more experienced special interest groups to get its carve-out bill attached to a Medicare package.
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In brief: Zip codes confuse providers, rally attracts media
WASHINGTON – It doesn’t appear CMS added additional zip codes to the Round 1 competitive bidding areas (CBAs) on the sly, as some initially worried.
Read more… http://www.hmenews.com/index.php?p=article&id=hm20080615bu0p

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