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Advocates warn competitive bidding expansion could restrict access to necessary supplies, increasing avoidable complications and long-term costs   Washington, D.C. – May 19, 2026 – A group of national patient advocacy organizations announced the launch of The High Cost of Low Bids, a campaign urging policymakers to stop the inclusion of urological and ostomy supplies […]

The Medicare program plans to use “competitive bidding” for ostomy and urological supplies.  These supplies are very important medical products used every day by people with serious medical conditions to remain healthy, avoid infections, and live independently. Medical conditions that require daily use of ostomy and urological supplies include: Neuromuscular disease (i.e., spinal cord injury, […]

Your experience helps protect patient safety and access to the supplies you depend on. United Ostomy Associations of America, Inc. (UOAA) is asking people who use ostomy or catheter supplies to share their experience in the survey “Keeping Me Safe: A Survey About Access to Ostomy and Catheter Supplies”. The survey explores these questions: – […]

This webinar explains the recent CMS ruling and inclusion of ostomy supplies and catheters in Medicare’s Competitive Bidding Program and what it could mean for beneficiaries as well as highlights the nationwide advocacy efforts underway and ways attendees can get involved.