05/07/2019

Recent RAC Monitor Articles

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CMS Mulls Regulating Shared Space in Provider-based Settings

By David M. Glaser, Esq.
Guidance expected to address when a provider-based location shares space with a clinic or another hospital. At the American Health Lawyers Association Medicare and Medicaid conference in March, David Wright, acting deputy director for the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)… READ MORE

Opinion: Too Much Money, Too Little ROI in Today’s Healthcare

By Ronald Hirsch, MD, FACP, CHCQM
The search for a solution might begin with CMS. We have a problem in America. We spend way too much money on healthcare, and the outcomes we do get are not great. I am pretty darn tired of hearing about the move from volume to value. Do you know what…  READ MORE

The Pharm Report: Oligopoly and Drug Pricing

By Timothy Powell, CPA CHCP
Prices of certain drugs continue to spiral out of control as alternatives are sought. ol·i·gop·o·ly (äləˈɡäpəlē), noun: a state of limited competition, in which a market is shared by a small number of producers or sellers. I have been looking at data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services…  READ MORE