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Join Chuck Buck every Monday when he welcomes RACmonitor contributing editors and special guests for the latest regulatory audit news and information from CMS, OIG and OMHA. And gain valuable context and perspective that can only be found when you’re listening to the long-running and popular Monitor Mondays. Register to attend live here: https://racmonitor.medlearn.com/racmonitor/podcasts/

  1. 2D AGO

    Medicare Advantage and Prior Authorizations: The Good. The Bad. The Ugly.

    Prior authorizations among Medicare Advantage plans have drawn criticism and concern from patients, providers, lawmakers, and regulators. But hospitals and doctors are uniquely positioned to advocate for their patients’ access to and coverage for care. What’s necessary is the need to understand the rules of the process. And Medicare Advantage plans have many of them. During the next live edition of the venerable Monitor Monday, the Internet broadcast, Richelle Marting, a healthcare attorney, and certified coder, will help you understand when and how Medicare Advantage plans can use prior authorizations for the critical protections you need to know to advocate for patient care. Broadcast segments will also include these instantly recognizable features: • Monday Rounds: Ronald Hirsch, MD, vice president of R1 RCM, will be making his Monday Rounds. • The RAC Report: Healthcare attorney Knicole Emanuel, partner at the law firm of Nelson Mullins, will report the latest news about auditors. • Risky Business: Healthcare attorney David Glaser, shareholder in the law offices of Fredrikson & Byron, will join the broadcast with his trademark segment. • Legislative Update: Matthew Albright of Zelis, will report on current healthcare legislation.

    30 min

  2. FEB 16

    Did CMS Draw the Right Conclusion about Aetna’s Severity Policy?

    In a January 28 article, Dr. Ronald Hirsch verified that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) “has no problem” with the Aetna Severity Payment policy because it “meets the Two-Midnight Rule.”  However, there is more to consider than compliance with 42 CFR 412.3.  Federal regulations also state Medicare Advantage organizations must comply with Traditional Medicare laws including payment criteria for inpatient admissions at 42 CFR 422.101(b)(2). So the burning question remains: Is CMS disregarding pertinent regulations that could nullify Aetna’s policy? During the next live edition of the venerable Monitor Monday, the Internet broadcast, Cheryl Ericson, senior director of clinical policy and education for the Brundage Group, will address this apparent contradiction. Broadcast segments will also include these instantly recognizable features: ·      Monday Rounds: Ronald Hirsch, MD, vice president of R1 RCM, will be making his Monday Rounds.  ·      The RAC Report: Healthcare attorney Knicole Emanuel, partner at the law firm of Nelson Mullins, will report the latest news about auditors.  ·      Risky Business: Healthcare attorney David Glaser, shareholder in the law offices of Fredrikson & Byron, will join the broadcast with his trademark segment. ·      Legislative Update: Adam Brenman, legislative affairs liaison for Zelis, will report on current healthcare legislation.

    30 min

  3. FEB 9

    Reign of Terror: Special Audit Report

    It’s raining RACs. The Recovery Auditor Contractors (RACs), together with an alphabet soup of other private and public auditors, are coming down hard on hospitals and physician practices, looking for omissions and errors in submitted claims. Then there are seemingly contradictory rules from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). It’s little wonder that providers are treading cautiously as they look to thread the needle of compliance. This coming Monday, the venerable Monitor Mondays broadcast will present a cadre of the sharpest minds in healthcare auditing. You’ll hear auditing news you won’t find anywhere else – just here. Broadcast segments will also include these instantly recognizable features: ·      Monday Rounds: Ronald Hirsch, MD, vice president of R1 RCM, will be making his Monday Rounds.  ·      The RAC Report: Healthcare attorney Knicole Emanuel, partner at the law firm of Nelson Mullins, will report the latest news about auditors.  ·      Risky Business: Healthcare attorney David Glaser, shareholder in the law offices of Fredrikson & Byron, will join the broadcast with his trademark segment. ·      Legislative Update: Cate Brantley, legislative affairs liaison for Zelis, will report on current healthcare legislation.

    26 min

  4. FEB 2

    Docs Take Another Financial Hit

    There was a time when Relative Value Units (RVUs) felt like a stable currency – something you and others could take to the bank.  That was then. This is now. Then, productivity could be measured, compensation plans could be managed, and economic models could assume relative stability in physician work measurement. Recently, actions by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) – culminating in the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule – signal a philosophical shift in how physician work is valued, adjusted, and used as a policy lever. The takeaway is not that RVUs are broken; it is that they are no longer designed to be static.  For more details on this change, the producers of Monitor Mondays have invited senior healthcare analyst Frank Cohen to be the special guest during the next live edition of the venerated Internet broadcast, coming up on Monday, Feb. 2. Broadcast segments will also include these instantly recognizable features: ·      Monday Rounds: Ronald Hirsch, MD, vice president of R1 RCM, will be making his Monday Rounds.  ·      The RAC Report: Healthcare attorney Knicole Emanuel, partner at the law firm of Nelson Mullins, will report the latest news about auditors.  ·      Risky Business: Healthcare attorney David Glaser, shareholder in the law offices of Fredrikson & Byron, will join the broadcast with his trademark segment. ·      Legislative Update: Matthew Albright, chief legislative affairs liaison for Zelis, will report on current healthcare legislation.

    30 min

  5. JAN 26

    $556 million False Claims Settlement Rattles Many in Healthcare

    While many of you were enjoying the holidays, Kaiser Permanente was back in the news. This time, another whistleblower case which resulted in an amazing $556 million settlement to resolve allegations that the giant provider/payer fudged on its Medicare Advantage risk adjustment. Reporting the lead story during the next live edition of Monitor Mondays will be Liz Soltan, a New York-based senior associate at Whistleblower Partners. Soltan is a member of the firm's litigation team who represented Dr. James Taylor in his landmark False Claims Act (FCA) case against Kaiser Permanente which resolved allegations of Medicare Advantage risk adjustment fraud. Soltan also works on a major Medicare Advantage risk adjustment fraud case against UnitedHealth Group on behalf of whistleblower Benjamin Poehling. Broadcast segments will also include these instantly recognizable features:  Monday Rounds: Ronald Hirsch, MD, vice president of R1 RCM, will be making his Monday Rounds.  The RAC Report: Healthcare attorney Knicole Emanuel, partner at the law firm of Nelson Mullins, will report the latest news about auditors.  Risky Business: Healthcare attorney David Glaser, shareholder in the law offices of Fredrikson & Byron, will join the broadcast with his trademark segment.  Legislative Update: Adam Brenman, legislative affairs liaison for Zelis, will report on current healthcare legislation.

    31 min

  6. JAN 12

    CMS Blocks Gender Affirmative Care

    The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will block hospitals from performing certain interventions that are intended to change a child’s physical appearance to align an asserted sex identity. Reporting the lead story during the next live edition of Monitor Mondays will be independent physician consultant Dr. Drew Updike. More than four weeks since its last news broadcast, Monitor Mondays will return this coming Monday, Jan. 12, with a cadre of the smartest minds in healthcare auditing. You’ll hear auditing news you won’t find anywhere else – except here the RACmonitor. Broadcast segments will also include these instantly recognizable features: Monday Rounds: Ronald Hirsch, MD, vice president of R1 RCM, will be making his Monday Rounds. The RAC Report: Healthcare attorney Knicole Emanuel, partner at the law firm of Nelson Mullins, will report the latest news about auditors. Risky Business: Healthcare attorney David Glaser, shareholder in the law offices of Fredrikson & Byron, will join the broadcast with his trademark segment. Legislative Update: Matthew Albright, chief legislative affairs liaison for Zelis, will report on current healthcare legislation.

    31 min

  7. 12/15/2025

    The Whistleblower Update

    Whistleblower attorney Max Volman will return to the next Monitor Monday broadcast to report the latest news about whistleblowers.  As we have learned, often “whistleblowers” are not insiders reporting wrongdoing; they tend to be outside the offending organization. Register now to listen to Max Voldman’s exclusive report. Broadcast segments will also include these instantly recognizable features: ●       Monday Rounds: Ronald Hirsch, MD, vice president of R1 RCM, will be making his Monday Rounds.  ●       The RAC Report: Healthcare attorney Knicole Emanuel, partner at the law firm of Nelson Mullins, will report the latest news about auditors.  ●       Legislative Update: Adam Brenman, legislative affairs analyst for Zelis, will report on the news happening at the intersection of healthcare and congressional action. ●       Risky Business: Healthcare attorney David Glaser, shareholder in the law offices of Fredrikson & Byron, will join the broadcast with his trademark segment.

    31 min

  8. 12/08/2025

    The Fatal Blow: “Statistically Valid Extrapolation”

    For years, federal audit contractors have treated statistical extrapolation as the unassailable engine driving massive overpayment demands.  The premise sounds reasonable enough: review a small sample of claims, calculate an error rate, and multiply across the entire population to produce a "statistically valid" overpayment figure. In a perfect world, this approach might hold up.  But healthcare isn't a perfect world.  It's a domain where coding is inherently subjective, documentation varies dramatically by provider, and even seasoned experts routinely disagree on the same chart. In this environment, extrapolation doesn't multiply truth—it amplifies uncertainty. Join us Monday during the long-running Monitor Monday when senior healthcare analyst Frank Cohen returns to the broadcast to debunk long-held beliefs regarding auditing, auditors and extrapolation.  Broadcast segments will also include these instantly recognizable features: ·      Monday Rounds: Ronald Hirsch, MD, vice president of R1 RCM, will be making his Monday Rounds.  ·      The RAC Report: Healthcare attorney Knicole Emanuel, partner at the law firm of Nelson Mullins, will report the latest news about auditors.  ·      Legislative Update: Cate Brantley, legislative affairs analyst for Zelis, will report on the news happening at the intersection of healthcare and congressional action. ·      Risky Business: Healthcare attorney David Glaser, shareholder in the law offices of Fredrikson & Byron, will join the broadcast with his trademark segment.

    29 min
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Join Chuck Buck every Monday when he welcomes RACmonitor contributing editors and special guests for the latest regulatory audit news and information from CMS, OIG and OMHA. And gain valuable context and perspective that can only be found when you’re listening to the long-running and popular Monitor Mondays. Register to attend live here: https://racmonitor.medlearn.com/racmonitor/podcasts/

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  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
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