PROGRAM ADVISORY and OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE (PAOC) MEETING DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, PROSTHETICS, ORTHOTICS, and SUPPLIES (DMEPOS) COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROGRAM
March 17, 2010 8:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M. (Eastern Daylight Time) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, Maryland 21244 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be hosting a meeting with the Program Advisory and Oversight Committee (PAOC) on March 17, 2010 to discuss the Round 1 Rebid and upcoming Rounds of the Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program. The agenda for the meeting is available on the CMS website at: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/DMEPOSCompetitiveBid/downloads/AGENDA_FOR_031710_ PAOC_MEETING.pdf . Registration for the meeting is now open. To register for the meeting, please visit: http://www.blsmeetings.net/paoc2010/. Registrations must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on March 12, 2010. Meeting attendees should allow plenty of time to ensure access to the CMS facility. CMS security procedures require that all visitors are subject to a vehicular search and can only gain access through the Central Building Main Lobby. All visitors must also be in possession of a valid, government-issued form of photo identification, such as a driver's license, age of majority card, passport or visa. For more information about the DMEPOS competitive bidding program, including information about the PAOC, please visit: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/DMEPOSCompetitiveBid/. There's still time to get the seasonal flu shot! Although influenza activity has declined recently, it still may continue for several months.[1] The Centers for Disease Control continues to recommend that patients and health care providers and caregivers be vaccinated against seasonal influenza. CMS encourages health care providers to use each office visit as an opportunity to talk with Medicare your patients about the importance of getting a seasonal flu shot. And remember, it is also important to immunize yourself and your staff. Remember - Seasonal influenza vaccinations and their administration are covered Part B benefits. Note that influenza and pneumococcal vaccines are NOT Part D covered drugs. For information about Medicare's coverage of the seasonal influenza virus vaccine and its administration, as well as related educational resources for health care professionals and their staff, please go to http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNProducts/Downloads/flu_products.pdf on the CMS website. You will find a variety of resources that explain Medicare coverage and claims submission policies related to the seasonal influenza vaccine. For information on Medicare policies related to H1N1 influenza, please go to http://www.cms.hhs.gov/H1N1 on the CMS website. __________________ [1] Seasonal Influenza (Flu). [online]. Atlanta, GA: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, January 19, 2010 [cited 21 January 2010]. Available from the World Wide Web: (http://www.cdc.gov/flu) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------- Note: If you have problems accessing any hyperlink in this message, please copy and paste the URL into your Internet browser. If you received this message as part of the All FFS Providers listserv, you are currently subscribed to one of eighteen Medicare Fee-For-Service provider listservs. If you would like to be removed from all NIH listservs, please go to (https://list.nih.gov/LISTSERV_WEB/signoff.htm <https://list.nih.gov/LISTSERV_WEB/signoff.htm> ) to unsubscribe. If you would like to unsubscribe from a specific provider listserv, please go to (https://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/show_list_archives <https://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/show_list_archives> ) to unsubscribe or to leave the appropriate listserv. Please DO NOT respond to this email. This email is a service of CMS and routed through an electronic mail server to communicate Medicare policy and operational changes and/or updates. Responses to this email are not routed to CMS personnel. Inquiries may be sent by going to (http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ContactCMS <http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ContactCMS> ). Thank you. ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ [1] Seasonal Influenza (Flu). [online]. Atlanta, GA: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, January 19, 2010 [cited 21 January 2010]. Available from the World Wide Web: (http://www.cdc.gov/flu)
