he American Association for Homecare (AAH) opposes the decision by the
agency that oversees Medicare to cancel the accreditation deadline for
durable medical equipment providers in the 70 metropolitan areas
throughout the U.S. designated for Round Two of the Medicare
competitive bidding program.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced last
week that it was canceling its January 14, 2009 accreditation deadline
for durable medical equipment (DME) or home medical equipment providers
in the 70 metropolitan areas that were to be included in Round Two of
the recently postponed bidding program.
"The home medical industry has advocated accreditation of homecare
providers for three decades because accreditation helps ensure quality
care for Medicare beneficiaries and can serve as a powerful tool in
preventing fraud," said Tyler J. Wilson, president and CEO of
AAHomecare. "We are surprised that CMS would in the first case argue
against the reforms and the delay enacted by Congress in the Medicare
Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA) by stating
that it would delay accreditation - and then cancel the accreditation
deadlines it had already set for providers in 70 metropolitan areas.
Enactment of MIPPA is no reason to push back accreditation deadlines."
agency that oversees Medicare to cancel the accreditation deadline for
durable medical equipment providers in the 70 metropolitan areas
throughout the U.S. designated for Round Two of the Medicare
competitive bidding program.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced last
week that it was canceling its January 14, 2009 accreditation deadline
for durable medical equipment (DME) or home medical equipment providers
in the 70 metropolitan areas that were to be included in Round Two of
the recently postponed bidding program.
"The home medical industry has advocated accreditation of homecare
providers for three decades because accreditation helps ensure quality
care for Medicare beneficiaries and can serve as a powerful tool in
preventing fraud," said Tyler J. Wilson, president and CEO of
AAHomecare. "We are surprised that CMS would in the first case argue
against the reforms and the delay enacted by Congress in the Medicare
Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA) by stating
that it would delay accreditation - and then cancel the accreditation
deadlines it had already set for providers in 70 metropolitan areas.
Enactment of MIPPA is no reason to push back accreditation deadlines."
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