Excluding Urologicals and Ostomy from Competitive Bidding Background During the 1999 and 2001 Competitive Bidding demonstrations in Polk County, Florida, urological supplies were included in the Competitive Bidding program pilot, which government agencies concluded that “the category of urological supplies is not as well suited for Competitive Bidding” and advised against including it in future rounds.  However, recent references to expanding the Competitive Bidding program...

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Access Press published a piece on the plight of homecare providers in Minnesota and a current law requiring Minnesota to bid out incontinence products: The Midwest Association of Medical Equipment Suppliers (MAMES), its members and other advocates are asking to overturn a law requiring Minnesota to bid out incontinence products. The law was tucked into the 2017 health and human service omnibus bill in the final hours of the legislative session. Bill Amberg, who is MAMES’ lobbyist, said...

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