DME Accreditation Exemption and Competitive Bidding: H.R. 5235,

The Medicare Access to Diabetes Supplies Act was recently introduced by Reps. Welch (D-VT) and Rogers (R-MI). This legislation would exclude diabetic supplies provided by small pharmacies from DME competitive bidding. The bill defines small pharmacies using the SBA definition of $7 million or less in annual sales. Excluding these supplies from competitive bidding is important for small pharmacies because they will unlikely be able to effectively participate in the competitive bidding program. That will reduce beneficiaries' access to diabetes testing supplies. The 20 House members that have sponsored this bill are: More Information