Figure 3: Percentage Change from 2012 to 2014 in Number of Beneficiaries Receiving Competitive Bidding Program (CBP) Round 2 Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Items and in Number of Items Received
This image is excerpted from a U.S. GAO report:
www.gao.gov/products/GAO-16-570
MEDICARE: CMS's Round 2 Durable Medical Equipment and National Mail-order Diabetes Testing Supplies Competitive Bidding Programs
Note: The eight round 2 product categories are listed in order of the number of beneficiaries receiving these supplies in round 2 areas during 2012, which ranged from about 570,000 beneficiaries receiving continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) items to fewer than 20,000 receiving support surface items. The percentage changes for negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) and wheelchairs include the utilization of accessories that may have been used with items not covered under round 2, as CMS data did not include the modifiers needed to identify the type of item the accessory was used with in non-CBP areas. Enteral refers to enteral nutrients, equipment, and supplies, which are used to provide food through a tube placed in the stomach or small intestine.
Figure 3: Percentage Change from 2012 to 2014 in Number of Beneficiaries Receiving Competitive Bidding Program (CBP) Round 2 Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Items and in Number of Items Received
This image is excerpted from a U.S. GAO report:
www.gao.gov/products/GAO-16-570
MEDICARE: CMS's Round 2 Durable Medical Equipment and National Mail-order Diabetes Testing Supplies Competitive Bidding Programs
Note: The eight round 2 product categories are listed in order of the number of beneficiaries receiving these supplies in round 2 areas during 2012, which ranged from about 570,000 beneficiaries receiving continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) items to fewer than 20,000 receiving support surface items. The percentage changes for negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) and wheelchairs include the utilization of accessories that may have been used with items not covered under round 2, as CMS data did not include the modifiers needed to identify the type of item the accessory was used with in non-CBP areas. Enteral refers to enteral nutrients, equipment, and supplies, which are used to provide food through a tube placed in the stomach or small intestine.