CMS Seeks Input on Bidding Rule

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have
issued a notice seeking public comments about a proposed 60-day
delay to the effective date of the interim final rule titled
“Medicare Program; Changes to the Competitive Acquisition of
Certain Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and
Supplies (DMEPOS) by Certain Provisions of the Medicare
Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA).” This
notice is in accordance with the White House Chief of Staff’s
January 20 memorandum titled “Regulatory Review.”