Dallas medical supplies distributors are optimistic that the Competitive Bidding Program will be repealed based on US Congress’ approval into legislation a bill that would rescind the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. House Majority leader Republican Eric Cantor authored the Healthcare Reform Act 2 titled “Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act”. HME suppliers and organizations have lobbied to different leaders in the House of Representatives to “piggy back” on the legislation of H.R. 2 in order to repeal of competitive bidding. The new legislation will be debated on January 18 in the US House of Representatives.
According to Rep. Cantor, repealing and modifying the Healthcare Reform Bill will certainly promote economic growth and also employment creation, stretches pay outs to personal health-related expenses, eradicate state wasteful spending and duplicative programs, and reduces health care premiums through much higher levels of competition between health care corporations and companies.
