Public Meeting Regarding Inherent Reasonableness of Medicare Fee Schedule Amounts for Non-Mail Order (Retail) Diabetic Testing Supplies - Reminder Monday, July 23; 9am-1pm ET CMS 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, Maryland 21244
On June 22, CMS announced that we will host a public meeting that provides an opportunity for consultation with representatives of suppliers and other interested parties regarding options to adjust the Medicare payment amounts for non-mail order diabetic testing supplies. This meeting will provide the public an opportunity to offer oral and written comments. For more information about the meeting, please view the meeting notice, "Public Meeting Regarding Inherent Reasonableness of Medicare Fee Schedule Amounts for Non-Mail Order (Retail) Diabetic Testing Supplies" (CMS-1445-N), which is now on display at the Federal Register<http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/public-inspection/>. If you would like to attend the meeting, you must register on the CMS<http://www.cms.gov/apps/events/upcomingevents.asp> website. 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. Special Note: The statute requires that the first step of the inherent reasonableness process is to obtain supplier consultation before making a determination that a fee schedule amount is not inherently reasonable. Consequently, the purpose of the meeting is to obtain supplier consultation on whether the fee schedule amounts for non-mail order diabetic testing supplies are grossly excessive and therefore not inherently reasonable and whether to pursue special inherent reasonableness payment limits versus competitive bidding in achieving more appropriate pricing for these items. Decisions regarding whether to propose inherent reasonableness payment limits for these items and services, what data and pricing information to use, and when such limits would take effect will be examined by CMS and made after the meeting and would be included in a proposed notice for public comment published in the Federal Register. ________________________________ If you know someone who would like to subscribe to a Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) provider listserv, go to http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNProducts/downloads//MailingLists_FactSheet.pdf<http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNProducts/downloads/MailingLists_FactSheet.pdf> and select the appropriate listserv to subscribe. If you would like to unsubscribe from a specific provider listserv, please go to (https://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa.exe?INDEX) 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.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/ContactCMS/index.html). Thank you.
