CareForward Alliance

Advocating for Medicare beneficiaries to recieve the best, most innovative options possible.

[CareForward Alliance @CareForward_]

Americans should never have to worry about losing the right to choose, and that is exactly what @CMSGov 's decision does. The inclusion of urological and ostomy devices into the Competitive Bidding Program sets a dangerous precedent for the future of home health.

[HME News @HME_News]

👀 Friday sneak peek: With few changes between the proposed and final rule, attention now shifts to late spring or early summer, when CMS plans to release more details on the next round of the competitive bidding program https://t.co/FYnrplKQWJ

[CareForward Alliance @CareForward_]

Patients deserve access to the individualized medical equipment that meets their needs. @CMSGov 's 2026 Home Health rule threatens that access for those who depend on urological and ostomy devices every day to live their lives with dignity. https://t.co/Bmu1dDPiX4

[CareForward Alliance @CareForward_]

Today’s decision by @CMSGov is deeply concerning for millions of Americans who rely on urological and ostomy devices. Read the full statement from CareForward Alliance here: https://t.co/uJplNfMIM8

[CareForward Alliance @CareForward_]

@CMSGov shouldn’t expand a system that’s already failing patients. As @PacificResearch's Wayne Winegarden argued in Forbes in September, the competitive bidding model ignores individual medical needs��leading to infections and hospitalizations. We agree: Patients deserve personalized care, not one-size-fits-all policies. https://t.co/uT2wtMTWMs

[CareForward Alliance @CareForward_]

The decision on competitive bidding is expected this week from @CMSGov — and millions of patients are at risk. 950,000+ Americans said no to limiting access to life-saving supplies. Will @CMSGov listen?

[CareForward Alliance @CareForward_]

Time is ticking on the decision regarding the future of @MedicareGov's competitive bidding program. With patients, caregivers, and small medical device suppliers all at risk, members of Congress must speak out. The impact of this decision will be widely felt.

[CareForward Alliance @CareForward_]

As @CMSGov eyes another round of “competitive bidding,” patients are the ones who’ll pay the price. Limiting access to innovative medical devices means more hospital stays and worse outcomes. Congress and CMS must stop this from happening.

[CareForward Alliance @CareForward_]

Before expanding its reach, @CMSGov must fix the serious flaws in the competitive bidding system. Patients are facing severe risk, taxpayers are footing the bill, and accountability is nowhere to be found.

[CareForward Alliance @CareForward_]

“When CMS forces these products into a bidding war, the result will not be smarter spending. It will be lower-quality products, reduced access, and unnecessary suffering.” Read more from Jim Martin @60PlusAssoc , in @WashTimes on competitive bidding’s flaws: https://t.co/3YMjjnaGQT

[CareForward Alliance @CareForward_]

As Medicare beneficiaries and people with disabilities wait for a final decision on the rule change, @CMSGov should consider how these flaws will impact patients and taxpayers and look for another way forward.

[CareForward Alliance @CareForward_]

A new brief from @PacificResearch 's Center for Medical Economics and Innovation says that proposed reforms to the next round of competitive bidding don’t fix fundamental flaws. Read more: https://t.co/0na1RMeUJ2

[CareForward Alliance @CareForward_]

It also emphasizes that the median bid encourages gamesmanship of lowball bids to hurt competition.

[CareForward Alliance @CareForward_]

Read more here: https://t.co/GQfK6nswgN

[CareForward Alliance @CareForward_]

Expanding CMS’s Competitive Bidding Program is not just a threat to patients – it is a threat to American National Security. Former General James “Spider” Marks write in @StarsandStripes on the implications of this rule and how it hands China a strategic advantage over American manufacturing during a pivotal moment in U.S. – China relations.

[CareForward Alliance @CareForward_]

Check out @hmeliz in @HME_News, where she highlights @CMSGov's latest expansion proposal as yet another way that the administration is threatening home-based care.

https://t.co/4Xa2U98lDo

[CareForward Alliance @CareForward_]

Americans with disabilities and seniors on Medicare are deeply concerned about the impacts of competitive bidding if applied to urological and ostomy supplies. Disability advocates from across the country shared their stories:
https://t.co/3gj4MhoFy8

[CareForward Alliance @CareForward_]

“The expansion of competitive bidding into these specialized product areas would undermine patient care and the integrity of the free market. CMS should withdraw this proposal and work with stakeholders to design policies that respect economic principles and serve patients — not bureaucratic efficiency.”

[CareForward Alliance @CareForward_]

With a decision on the expansion of competitive bidding expected to come as early as October 31, alliance member @CASE_forAmerica urges CMS to keep individualized devices out of the program.
https://t.co/aKGQmNhVqi

[CareForward Alliance @CareForward_]

"CMS claims this move will cut costs and reduce fraud. But in practice, competitive bidding means reduced patient choice, jeopardized supply chains, and an incentive to push cheap, poorly made products that cause infections, sepsis, and lifelong health consequences."

[CareForward Alliance @CareForward_]

Read about the need for choice from disability advocates like Ali in Stat News. Ali has been using catheters for 15 years, and knows that cheaper alternatives won't meet her medical needs.
https://t.co/z3ei1hdkc4