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Now Available!  The Medicare Learning Network (MLN) Matters Special Edition Article # SE0805 entitled ~ “Overview of New Medicare Competitive Bidding Program for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) – The first in a series of articles on the implementation of this program.” ~ is now posted on the CMS Website at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/SE0805.pdf.

This is the first in a series of educational articles that will assist you in understanding this new DMEPOS program and help you interact with your patients.  The new program begins July 1, 2008 and additional educational materials will be made available to you as we approach this date.

This article will be of particular interest to any provider that that may order, refer, or supply durable medical equipment to a Medicare beneficiary affected by the new Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has developed a fact sheet that explains the program for Medicare beneficiaries. This fact sheet, entitled, “What You Should Know if You Need Medicare-covered Equipment or Supplies” is available at, http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/11307.pdf. You may want to provide this fact sheet to your Medicare patients.

If you have questions about this information, please contact Jacqui Stanard of my staff at either 816-426-6405 or Jacquelyn.Stanard@cms.hhs.gov.

What's new at KAOM?

10-24-2007 = Updated the Executive Director bio

08-20-2007 = We have a new website! What a refreshing look! Please feel free to click around.

08-19-2007 = We have been up to our eyeballs in sawdust and drywall plaster because we have been remodeling our office. The remodeling will allow us to provide better services to the public and to our members!