Medicare Durable Medical Equipment : The Competitive Bidding Program.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public contracts.

Medical economics.

Medical laws and legislation.

Medical supplies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (41 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Describes competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and other medical supplies, including how winning bidders are chosen and how payments for equipment are determined. Summarizes evaluations of the first round of the program, and discusses issues for Congress and recently introduced legislation.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Medicare Durable Medical Equipment

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.