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Laws, Bills and Rules:Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Benificiaries and Pension Relief Act H.R. 3962. - Signed into law on June 25 2010, this bill allows the Secretary to deny enrollment or adjust Medicare payments to suppliers and physicians with delinquent tax debts. This link provides a summary, full text and history of the bill.
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 3590. - Signed into law on March 23 2010, the PPACA includes some significant changes for DME suppliers. This link provides a summary, full text and history of the bill.
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 4872. - Signed into law on March 30, 2010, the Reconciliation Act offers amendments or "tweaks" to H.R. 3590. This link provides a summary, full text and history of the bill.
H.R. 3790. - Introduced on October 13 2009, the Meek Bill proposes an alternative to the Competitive Bidding program. This link provides a summary, full text and history of the bill.
CMS Interim Final Rule - This rule would implement several provisions contained within the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (removal for first month purchase option for PWCs (except Group 3), reducing timely filing to 12 months) and includes proposed payment changes to oxygen under the Competitive Bidding program.
Medicare Payments to IHS Suppliers MLN Matters Article: SE0930 - Revised and re-issued by CMS on March 31, 2010. This article discusses Section 2902 of H.R. 3590, which permanently extends Medicare payments to Indian Health Service suppliers, as established by the MMA in 2003.
News and Articles:CBO Sets Tab for Competitive Bidding Repeal at $20 Billion Homecare Magazine. - Published on August 9, 2010, this article explains why the real work to pass the Meek Bill is only just beginning.
First-month purchase option: Industry maneuvers for a delay HME News, Liz Beaulieu. - Published on July 23, 2010, this article discusses legislation being devloped by the CRMC that proposes a delay the elimination of the first-month purchase opton for PWCs in exchange.for a 1% price cut in the CPI-U.
Bill Calls to Repeal Excise Tax HME Business, David Kopf. - Published on April 29, 2010, this article discusses H.R. 5095, a bill that would eliminate the 2.3% tax imposed on medical device manufacturers by H.R. 3590.
Medical device tax: All is not lost HME News, Mike Moran. - Published on March 26, 2010, this article discusses the 2.3% tax imposed on medical device manufacturers, effective 2013.
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