The Congressional Research Service has released a report reviewing the history of the DMEPOS competitive bidding program.  The report concludes that “the competitive bidding program will result in fewer suppliers participating with Medicare. In general, Members of Congress have often closely scrutinize or fail to support supported programs that have the potential to adversely affect companies or beneficiaries in their districts.”

The complete report may be found at http://www.thecre.com/pdf/CRS-DME.pdf