04/03/2018

Recent RAC Monitor Articles

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Recent RAC Monitor articles you may find informative...

New Medicare Cards: Challenges and Opportunities

By Duane Abbey, PhD, CFP
The main burden for this change is on healthcare providers such as physicians, clinics, hospitals.  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will start issuing the new Medicare cards with the MBI (Medicare Beneficiary Identifier) number beginning April 1. The Social Security Number (SSN) based HICN (Health Insurance Claim…  READ MORE

340B Drug Update: Good News for Some in the Program

By Timothy Powell, CPA CHCP
For one health system, staying the 340B drug program makes financial sense. Working at a large teaching hospital in Pennsylvania recently, I was able to ask the system CFO if he was thinking of giving up on the 340B program in light of the cuts. I was surprised by his… READ MORE