The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Wednesday operational details for the next stage in its competitive bidding program despite ongoing opposition from patient advocacy groups ...

CMS will be expanding its competitive bidding program, estimating it will save $28 billion over 10 years on durable medical equipment, according to a CMS release. First implemented on Jan. 1, 2011, ...

CMS has announced it will pilot its competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment in 91 additional major metropolitan areas after its initial one-year pilot in nine cities saved the ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid did not rescind the controversial competitive bidding rule before it was scheduled to go into effect on April 18, despite urging from Congress. “In the upcoming ...

Some healthcare suppliers are faring well after CMS implemented a new competitive bidding program aimed at cutting healthcare costs, according to a Leader Times news report. Three months ago, CMS ...