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Electronic Mailing List Message Archive

Guidance for electronic mailing list archived messages regarding DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program.

Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: February 11, 2020

All Medicare Round 2021 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, & Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program (CBP) Contracts for Off-the-Shelf (OTS) back braces and OTS knee braces expire on December 31, 2023. Starting January 1, 2024, there will be a temporary gap in the DMEPOS CBP.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services plans to conduct bidding for the next round of the DMEPOS CBP after going through notice and comment rulemaking to further strengthen the DMEPOS CBP.

For additional information on the gap period, please see the Temporary Gap Period (PDF) fact sheet and continue to monitor the CMS.gov and Competitive Bidding Implementation Contractor (CBIC) websites for updates.

Electronic Mailing List

Referral agents play a critical role in providing information and services to Medicare beneficiaries. For purposes of the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program, referral agents are defined as Medicare enrolled providers, physicians, treating practitioners, discharge planners, social workers, pharmacists and other health care professionals who refer beneficiaries for services in a competitive bidding area. To ensure you give Medicare patients the most current DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program information, CMS strongly encourages you to sign up to receive the weekly CMS Medicare FFS Provider e-News for the latest Fee-For-Service program information, including National Provider Call announcements, event announcements, claims and pricer information, and MLN educational product updates.

If you are a supplier: Subscribe now to receive the weekly CMS Medicare FFS Provider e-News for the latest Fee-For-Service program information, including National Provider Call announcements, event announcements, claims and pricer information, and MLN educational product updates.

Below you will find a list of messages released via electronic mailing list

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