for Round 1 areas in 2017. This next round is to begin once the current Round 1 Recompete contracts expire on December 31, 2016. Round 1 2017 will take place in the same nine Metropolitan Service Areas (MSAs) as the Round 1 Recompete; however, due to changes in the program and zip code updates the nine MSAs now break down into 13 Competitive Bidding Areas. Those CBAs are...
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC
- Chester, Lancaster & York Counties, SC
- Cincinnati, OH
- Cleveland-Elyria, OH
- Covington-Florence-Newport, KY
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Dearborn-Franklin-Ohio & Union Counties, IN
- Kansas City, MO
- Kansas City-Overland Park-Ottawa, KS
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
- Pittsburg, PA
- Riverside-Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- The addition of Non-Invasive Ventilator HCPCS E0464 as a stand-alone product category.
- TENS units were removed from the General Home Equipment category and established as their own separate bidding category.
- Nebulizers and related supplies and accessories were also broken out from the Respiratory category to stand alone as their own bidding category.
CMS has also established specific rules regarding the Ventilator category as this product will only be bid in a total of eight CBAs:
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC
- Chester, Lancaster & York counties, SC
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Kansas City-Overland Park-Ottawa, KS
- Kansas City, MO
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
This next round was announced April 21, 2015, and bidding is projected to begin this fall.