Due to the state of emergency for California, the bidders conference for the Medicare clinical laboratory services competitive bidding demonstration project planned for Oct 31, 2007 in the San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, Calif metropolitan area has been postponed.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) selected that area as the first of two locations for a competitive bidding demonstration for clinical laboratory services provided to fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries.
The demonstration, which was mandated by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, is designed to determine whether competitive bidding can be used to provide laboratory services under Medicare Part B at fees below current Medicare payment rates, while maintaining quality and access to care.
The agency will soon announce a new date for the conference. For more information, visit www.cms.hhs.gov/center/clinical.asp and click on “Demonstration.”
