Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Special Open Door Forum:
Medicare DMEPOS
(Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies)
Competitive Bidding Program Bidders’ Conference:
How a Bid is Evaluated
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Conference 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 DMEPOS (Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies) 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 (AOs) 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, visit the Registration section of this website.
Background:
On August 3, 2009, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (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 review this website 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 this website.
We look forward to your participation.
Special Open Door Participation Instructions:
Dial: 1-800-837-1935 and reference Conference ID: 23045547
Note: 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 ODF will be posted to the
Special Open Door Forum website 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 the
CMS website.
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