tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703736551017069324.post4899555413406341060..comments2023-02-24T10:15:08.742-05:00Comments on AAHomecare Blog: Halt of Bidding Program Was “Ridiculous,” Rivlin Tells Senate Budget CommitteeAAHomecarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12404878973597039092noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703736551017069324.post-27394018004525812562009-01-24T14:03:00.000-05:002009-01-24T14:03:00.000-05:00Alice Rivlin, former head of the Congressional Bud...Alice Rivlin, former head of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), No mam, you are ridiculous! CBO Never scores healthcare right, so why should we listen to you now. A lot should be learned from the past mistakes of CMS & the CBO. Homecare/DME saves CMS more than the 2% dollars that it takes to pay DME's. The writing is on the wall. Wake up. Competitive bidding has been a joke from day one! Does anyone even know how much it has cost CMS so far???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com