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Keep Them OUT

The Medicare Program and Congress Need to Hear From You!

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Help the ITEM Coalition advocate for Medicare to keep Ostomy, Urological, and Tracheostomy supplies OUT of competitive bidding.

Learn more and take action now!

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ACTION ALERT

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is pressing forward with competitive bidding of ostomy and urological supplies through less than 10 national suppliers. Tracheostomy supplies will be bid at a later date. 

 

Competitive bidding would rely on the lowest bidder to provide these supplies through a small set of national suppliers, eliminating access to community providers and reducing patient access, choice of product, and quality of care.

 

Join us in our effort to keep these intimate and personal products OUT of competitive bidding!!

Take Action Today

The ITEM Coalition needs your help to push this effort forward. If you support keeping these supplies OUT of Medicare competitive bidding, here are some steps you can take to make a difference.

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Contact Congress

It's important to share your perspective about why Medicare should keep these items out of competitive bidding. Click on the link below to contact Congress TODAY!

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Sign the Petition

We want to show Medicare the widespread opposition to competitive bidding of these supplies! Make your voice heard by adding your name to our petition. Click on the link below to sign.

3

Register for Updates

By registering, you will be informed of updates on this issue as they occur. We will only email you when there are important developments about this effort and will not share your contact information with anyone. 

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