DME advisory panel
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Group tasked with counseling CMS on the development and implementation of the Competitive Acquisition Program required under the Medicare Modernization Act will include: beneficiary/consumer reps; physicians and other health care providers; manufacturers; suppliers; professional standards organizations; financial standards specialists; data management specialists; association reps; and "experts in shipping fragile medical materials" (1"The Gray Sheet" May 24, 2004, p. 21). CMS will solicit nominations for individuals to serve on the 12- to 15-member committee in a Federal Register notice to be published June 2. "Nominees should possess knowledge, experience, and expertise in DME, prosthetics, orthotics, supplies (DMEPOS) and/or competitive bidding," CMS notes. Nominations are due June 28...