| Description |
1 online resource (iv, 67 p.) : col. ill. |
| Note |
Title from title screen (viewed on June 6, 2012). |
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"May 2012." |
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QR code for online version of document included on title page. |
| File Type |
Text in PDF format. |
| Summary |
To achieve Medicare savings for DME, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) required that CMS implement the CBP for certain DME. In 2008, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) terminated the first round of supplier contracts and required CMS to repeat the CBP round 1--referred to as the round 1 rebid, resulting in the award of contracts to suppliers with payments that began January 1, 2011. CMS has estimated that the rebid will lead to significant savings for Medicare. MIPPA requires GAO to examine certain aspects of the CBP. In this report, GAO reviews (1) the outcomes of the CBP round 1 rebid process; (2) the effect of the CBP round 1 rebid on DME suppliers; (3) how the CBP round 1 rebid has affected Medicare beneficiary access to and satisfaction with selected DME; and (4) the extent to which the CBP round 1 rebid has affected the utilization of selected DME items. To examine CBP outcomes and effects, GAO analyzed data from CMS and its feedback provided to bidding suppliers, analyzed 2011 CBP data about different types of suppliers, and interviewed CMS and CBP contractor officials, DME industry groups, and suppliers. To examine CBP's effects on beneficiary access, GAO analyzed Medicare claims data for the first six months of 2011 because the data for those months were the most complete, and compared it to the same months in 2010. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Note |
"GAO-12-693." |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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System requirements: Adobe Acrobat reader. |
| Subject |
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (U.S.)
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Medical supplies -- Economic aspects -- United States -- Statistics.
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Letting of contracts -- United States.
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (U.S.) |
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Medicare -- economics -- Statistics. |
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Competitive Bidding -- economics -- United States -- Statistics. |
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Equipment and Supplies -- economics -- United States -- Statistics. |
| Added Title |
Medicare : review of the first year of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service's durable medical equipment competitive bidding program's round 1 rebid |
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Review of the first year of CMS's durable medical equipment competitive bidding program's round 1 rebid |
| Running Title |
DME competitive bidding program |
| Gpo Item No. |
0546-D (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
GA 1.13:GAO-12-693 |
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