The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) home health calendar year 2026 final rule doesn’t just revive Medicare’s competitive bidding program — it rewrites it, with new processes, limitations and products to be included. The final rule also upends the accreditation processes for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) suppliers who bill Medicare. Accreditation has been required every third year; it now will become a yearly process. Published Nov. 28, the final rule had been long awaited by the home medical equipment (HME) industry, whose members vigorously responded to CMS during the proposed rule’s public comment period.
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