Washington, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Brad Schneider issued the following press release:
Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) and Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D., (NC-03) introduced the bipartisan Access to Medical Supplies Act, which would exclude urological and ostomy supplies from Medicare's Competitive Acquisition Program for five years to protect Medicare beneficiaries who rely on them.
"Everyone deserves access to the medical supplies that will improve their quality of life and improve their well-being. Unfortunately, the new rule from CMS making ostomy and urological medical supplies part of a competitive bidding program undermines this goal," said Schneider. "These are highly specialized prosthetics, and a sweeping rule like this should never b...