A national debate is raging across America involving providers and payers. The vexing issue is of medical necessity—and the search for consensus on a definition for this simple yet complicated issue.
During the next live edition of Monitor Mondays, Tim Brundage, MD will set the table for a robust discussion. Also on the rundown, the growing presence of private equity firms in healthcare. Given that they see healthcare as an attractive target for its investments, could their laser focus on improving profit margins potentially cross the line into Medicare fraud? Famed whistleblower attorney Mary Inman will report on False Claims Act cases that the U.S. Department of Justice has and continues to pursue against private equity for such alleged practices.
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