H.R.3790 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner.

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  • Official: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner. as introduced.

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12/28/10
Medical Equipment Industry to Tackle “Suicide Bidding” and Access ...

NCAMES was instrumental in passing the nations first HME licensure law which has been working to ensure quality home health care since 1995, and fully supports pending legislation HR 3790 to continue HME access for patients in need. ...

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12/24/10
SaveJobsNC.com Details Pending Health Care Job Losses

Bowen said one of the reasons NCAMES developed SaveJobsNC.com was to shine the spotlight on a bi-partisan legislative solution to the problem, HR 3790, which has wide support in the US House of Representatives. ...

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12/19/10
DIY Health: Your Advocacy Connection

Medical News Today In a letter signed by 58 patient advocacy groups and home medical equipment associations, the American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) urged Congress to pass H.R. 3790, . ...

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12/18/10
SaveJobsNC.com Details Pending Health Care Job Losses | Health ...

Bowen pronounced a single of a reasons NCAMES grown SaveJobsNC.com was to gleam a spotlight upon a bi-partisan legislative resolution to a problem, H.R. 3790, that has far-reaching await in a U.S. House of Representatives. ...

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12/15/10
Competitive Bidding Pricing Scheme for Home Medical Equipment Problems

The American Association for Homecare supports H.R. 3790, a bill in the House of Representatives with 259 co-sponsors that would eliminate the bidding program and lower reimbursement rates for durable medical, but allow providers to ...

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12/15/10
Problems Emerge in Competitive Bidding Pricing Scheme for Home ...

The American Association for Homecare supports H.R. 3790, a bill in the House of Representatives with 259 co-sponsors that would eliminate the bidding program and lower reimbursement rates for durable medical, but allow providers to ...

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12/04/10
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HR 3790, the bill in the House of Tiffany Set with broad bipartisan support, would replace the bidding program with other types of cost savings but preserve patient access to mobility equipment. Organizations that favor elimination of ...

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12/04/10
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H.R. 3790, the bill in the House of Tiffany Set with broad bipartisan support, would replace the bidding program with other types of cost savings but preserve patient access to mobility equipment. Organizations that favor elimination of ...

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12/02/10
SaveJobsNC.com Details Pending Health Care Job Losses

Bowen said one of the reasons NCAMES developed SaveJobsNC.com was to shine the spotlight on a bi-partisan legislative solution to the problem, HR 3790, which has wide support in the US House of Representatives. ...

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12/02/10
Welcome to the Grand Delusion

Would it have inspired a Senator to introduce a companion bill for HR 3790? No. And here's the thing: the elections are over, but the same people are still in Congress, until January, and could still act. ...

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11/22/10
Industry can pull together or be 'diced and sliced'

That makes the $20 billion price tag on HR 3790, the bill to repeal competitive bidding, especially unattractive. “Unless we can find $20 billion, legislatively it's going to be virtually impossible to stop competitive bidding,” Walt ...

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11/22/10
The Competitive Bidding Repeal Act (HR 3790) - www.mdaquest.org

It takes less than five minutes to encourage your representatives to support the Competitive Bidding Repeal Act (H.R. 3790). We have posted a template on our website to help you get started. It's easy — just open the tool, and make sure ...

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11/16/10
Bidding Slowdown Not Likely, Lobbyists Say : Bid News

As for H.R. 3790, Bachenheimer said, “Congress has a very short must-do list” before the end of the session. “The doc fix is one of the must-do items — but it will be a tall order to attach H.R. 3790. We'd need to make sure it's budget ...

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11/15/10
Competitive Bidding in the Aftermath of the November Elections

Congress estimates that its bidding program will save $20 billion over the next decade, a figure that HR 3790's proponents would have to meet in budget cuts in order to stop it. What's more, the bill is likely to expire when the next ...

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11/14/10
Bidding Slowdown Not Likely, Lobbyists Say - HomeCare article

That means H.R. 3790 is likely to expire once the new Congress is seated, meaning the industry would need to seek another champion to carry a new bill. With the Nov. 2 elections, 60 of the 257 cosponsors for the bidding repeal bill were ...

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11/10/10
Legislative update: 'We're not seeing much opportunity'

Members of Congress will likely work on a "doc fix" bill, which the industry has targeted as a potential vehicle for HR 3790, but it'll probably be a smaller bill with few, if any, attachments, stakeholders say. ...

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11/08/10
Medicare Policy Changes Will Make It More Difficult For Nevada ...

HR 3790, the bill in the House of Representatives with broad bipartisan support, would replace the bidding program with other types of cost savings but preserve patient access to mobility equipment. Organizations that favor elimination ...

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11/07/10
Medicare Bidding System for Medical Equipment Plagued by Flaws ...

Consumer, patient, and homecare groups help HR 3790, a expenses from the US home of Representatives that could get rid of the bidding plan within of a fiscally accountable manner. That legislation would decrease reimbursement prices for ...

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11/07/10
Discrepancies, Worries Surface with Bid Winner Announcement - No ...

The doc fix, which would remedy a scheduled percent reimbursement cut for physicians, could be the legislative vehicle on which to hang H.R. 3790, the bill that would eliminate competitive bidding. Introduced by Rep. ...

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11/06/10
Changes in Medicare Policies Make it Difficult for Nevada ...

H.R. 3790, the bill in the House of Representatives with broad bipartisan support, would replace the bidding program with other types of cost savings but preserve patient access to mobility equipment. ...

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11/06/10
SaveJobsNC.com Details Pending Health Care Job Losses | The Truth Czar

NCAMES was instrumental in passing the nation's first HME licensure law which has been working to ensure quality home health care since 1995, and fully supports pending legislation H.R. 3790 to continue HME access for patients in need. ...

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11/04/10
Medicare Bidding System for Medical Equipment Plagued by Flaws ...

Consumer, patient, and homecare groups support HR 3790, a bill in the US House of Representatives that would eliminate the bidding program in a fiscally responsible manner. That legislation would lower reimbursement rates for durable ...

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11/03/10
Election recap: Big changes but all's not lost for HME - HME News

That bad news: 61 U.S. representatives who supported H.R. 3790, the industry's bill to eliminate competitive bidding, either lost the election or retired. That includes Rep. Kendrick Meek, D-Fla., who lost his race for a U.S. Senate ...

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11/03/10
SaveJobsNC.com Details Pending Health Care Job Losses

Bowen said one of the reasons NCAMES developed SaveJobsNC.com was to shine the spotlight on a bi-partisan legislative solution to the problem, HR 3790, which has wide support in the US House of Representatives. ...

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11/03/10
Election recap: Big changes but all's not lost for HME

That bad news: 61 US representatives who supported HR 3790, the industry's bill to eliminate competitive bidding, either lost the election or retired. That includes Rep. Kendrick Meek, D-Fla., who lost his race for a US Senate seat. ...

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11/03/10
Health Tip: Farm Bill; Trade; Ag Econ; Biotech; and Political Notes

Medical News Today In a letter signed by 58 patient advocacy groups and home medical equipment associations, the American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) urged Congress to pass H.R. 3790, ... More | COPD News Of The Day ...

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11/01/10
Election Projections: What Will Be for HME?

Meek is well known to providers for his introduction of HR 3790, the bill that would repeal competitive bidding, and provider Georgie Blackburn believes that if elected to the Senate he could further the industry's fight against the ...

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10/31/10
Christian Louboutin and a second

Meanwhile, HME advocates supporting HR 3790, which would repeal the program, are making plans to pack the hearing room. The bill currently has 255 representatives signed on. According to a Friday update from NCAMES, dozens of North ...

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10/31/10
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Meanwhile, HME advocates supporting H.R. 3790, which would repeal the program, are making plans to pack the hearing room. The bill currently has 255 representatives signed on. According to a Friday update from NCAMES, dozens of North ...

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10/31/10
Medical Equipment Industry to Tackle “Suicide Bidding” and Access ...

NCAMES was instrumental in passing the nations first HME licensure law which has been working to ensure quality home health care since 1995, and fully supports pending legislation H.R. 3790 to continue HME access for patients in need. ...

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