Congress Holds Hearing on Medical Eqiupment Guidelines
Congressman Heath Shuler discusses the ways in which Medicare's competitive bidding rules are structured so that large companies can easily outbid smaller Durable Medical Equipment companies in rural areas that are often far more knowledgable and qualified to be delivering the highly specialized products and instructing patients on how to use them. These are products that in themselves require a depth of technical and industrial knowledge in order to achieve proper use and safety. Examples of such products include such things as personal mobility aids like rollator walkers, both manual as well as electric wheelchairs and scooters, and bedside commodes. They can also include an entire line of products designed to help completely immobilized people get in and out of bed, as most bariatric equipment falls under the DME category.
In the second in this video series, ranking minority subcommittee member Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) delivers his opening statement in response to the one delivered by Congressman Shuler.
The third features expert testimony be Dr. Lawrence D. Wilson, director on the Chronic Care Policy Group regarding the topic of competitive bidding and its effect on DME suppliers.
The fourth and fifth videos in the medical equipment series feature question-and-answer sessions betweein the various people featured throughout the first three videos.
Here are links to the videos and accompanying editorial commentary for the video series:
- Durable Medical Equipment Bidding Practices (part 1)
- Medicare DME Bidding (part 2)
- Medicare DME Bidding (part 3)
- Medicare DME Bidding (parts 4, 5)
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