On January 31, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced plans to recompete the supplier contracts and consolidate all current rounds and areas included in the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program into a single round of competition named Round 2019. CMS is required by law to recompete contracts under the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program at least once every three years. The Round 1 2017, Round 2 Recompete, and the National Mail-Order Recompete contract periods for all product categories will expire on December 31, 2018.
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