AdvaMed Urges CMS To Implement Competitive Bidding Program Later In 2007
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
AdvaMed is encouraging CMS to start the competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment (DME) later in 2007 to allow for the agency and suppliers to prepare sufficiently
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