United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2004-09-07 monographic deposited born digital 36 p. GA 1.13:GAO-04-765 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-765 P0b002ee180376905 f:d04765 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-765 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-765 GAO-04-765 Competitive procurement Data collection Federal procurement Health care cost control Health care programs Health care services Medical equipment Medical services rates Medical supplies Standards and standardization Medicare Program Other Written Product A12134 The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to conduct large-scale competitive bidding for durable medical equipment, supplies, off-the-shelf orthotics, and enteral nutrients and related equipment and supplies provided to beneficiaries. The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 mandated that GAO study an earlier Medicare competitive bidding demonstration. To address this mandate, GAO assessed this past experience in relation to four issues that CMS might consider as it implements large-scale competitive bidding: (1) items for competitive bidding, (2) how to streamline implementation, (3) ways to collect information on specific items provided to beneficiaries, and (4) steps to ensure quality items and services. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-765/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-765.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-765/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-765.pdf GAO-04-765 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-765 Other Written Product GAO-04-765; Medicare: Past Experience Can Guide Future Competitive Bidding for Medical Equipment and Supplies; Competitive procurement Data collection Federal procurement Health care cost control Health care programs Health care services Medical equipment Medical services rates Medical supplies Standards and standardization Medicare Program Volume 111 Page 251 Volume 111 Page 392 Volume 111 Page 393 Volume 111 Page 394 111 Stat. 251 111 Stat. 392 111 Stat. 393 111 Stat. 394 Volume 117 Page 2066 Volume 117 Page 2223 117 Stat. 2066 117 Stat. 2223 Public Law 105-33 Public Law 108-173