Evaluation of Medicare's competitive bidding demonstration for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies
By: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Care Financing Administration
Contributors: Karon, Sarita L.; United States. Health Care Financing Administration; United States. Congress; University of Wisconsin--Madison. Center for Health Systems Research and Analysis; Center for Economics Research (Research Triangle Institute); Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.). Institute for Health Services Research and Policy Studies
Publisher: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Care Financing Administration
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Baltimore, Md
Language: eng
Subjects: Medical supplies; Letting of contracts; Finance; Cost control; Managed care plans (Medical care); Medical instruments and apparatus; Statistics; Medicare; Evaluation; Costs; Health maintenance organizations
Other titles: Evaluation of competitive bidding demonstration for DME and POS.; Evaluation of Medicare's competitive bidding demonstration for DMEPOS. First-year annual evaluation report.
Description: Includes Evaluation of Medicare's competitive bidding demonstration for DMEPOS : first-year annual evaluation report; HCFA Contract no. 505-95-0061/T.O. #3; RTI Project no. 7346-002-008; prepared for Ann Meadow, Health Care Financing Administration, Office of Strategic Planning; prepared by University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Health Systems Research and Analysis, Research Triangle Institute Center for Economics Research, and Northwestern University Institute fo rHealth Services Research and Policy Studies; September 2000 (revised November 2000).
Notes: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services R & D projects database : tracking job number 210.

SR number 98-239; Project no.: 500-95-0061/03.

Project title: Evaluation of competitive bidding demonstration for DME and POS; Awardee: University of Wisconsin-Madison/Research Triangle Institute/Northwestern Univ.; Project officer: Ann Meadow; Principal investigator: Sarita Karon; Funding level: 2315249; Start date: 9/30/1998; End date: 5/15/2003; Project description: HCFA has mounted a demonstration to test the feasibility and effectiveness of establishing Medicare fees for durable medical equipment (DME) and prosthetics, prosthetic devices, orthotics and supplies (POS) through a competitive bidding process.

"November 30, 2000."

Includes bibliographical references.

In folder: Report to Congress / Medicare's Competitive Bidding Demo for DME, Prosthetics, Orthotics, Supplies / November 2000.