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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Jurisdiction B News: DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program Bidders’ Conference

 
 
 
 
Special Open Door Forum: Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program Bidders Conference - How a Bid is Evaluated (200909-29) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesSpecial Open Door Forum: Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program Bidders Conference - How a Bid is Evaluated Tuesday, September 29, 20092:00 pm – 3:00 pm Eastern TimeConference Call Only Please join us for the fifth in a series of eight Special Open Door Forum (ODF) bidders conferences for the Round 1 Rebid of the Medicare durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive bidding program.  At this Special ODF, we will walk through the bid evaluation process.  This will include discussions about the components of bid evaluation and calculations of the single payment amounts. Reminder: Registration for user IDs and passwords is open.  We recommend that Backup Authorized Officials register no later than October 9, 2009. The target deadline for Authorized Officials (AO) interested in participating in the Round 1 Rebid to register was September 14, 2009.  If you are an AO who has not yet registered – do it TODAY!  To register, go to the Competitive Bidding Implementation Contractor (CBIC) web site: www.dmecompetitivebid.comBackground:  On August 3, 2009, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service (CMS) issued the bidding timeline for the Round 1 Rebid of the DMEPOS competitive bidding program and initiated a comprehensive bidder education campaign.  CMS Competitive Bidding Implementation Contractor (CBIC) is the focal point for bidder education. Please visit the CBIC's dedicated website, www.dmecompetitivebid.com, for important information, including bidding rules, user guides, frequently asked questions, policy fact sheets, checklists, and bidding information charts. The CBIC toll-free help desk, 1‑877‑577‑5331, is open to help bidders with all of their questions and concerns. All suppliers interested in bidding are urged to sign up for e-mail updates on the home page of the CBIC website. We look forward to your participation.Special Open Door Participation Instructions:Dial: 1-800-837-1935 & Reference Conference ID: 23045547Note: TTY Communications Relay Services are available for the Hearing Impaired.  For TTY services dial 7-1-1 or 1-800-855-2880. A Relay Communications Assistant will help. An audio recording of this Special Forum will be posted to the Special Open Door Forum website at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/OpenDoorForums/05_ODF_SpecialODF.asp and will be accessible for downloading beginning Wednesday, October 7, 2009.                       For Open Door Forum schedule updates, E-Mailing list subscriptions, and to view Frequently Asked Questions please visit our website at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/opendoorforums/ . Thank you for your interest in CMS Open Door Forums. 

 
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