With the calamitous year of 2020 now in the rearview mirror, slowly receding from view, its legacy is expected to have a haunting effect, now and in the future of America’s system of healthcare. And decisions being made in Washington, D.C. will impact every practice, facility, and health system.

With so many major changes expected to take place in 2021, you need to stay informed and alert – and RACmonitor and Monitor Mondays will help you stay out in front of the issues that will alter the delivery of healthcare, both now and throughout a new year that has arrived amid a time of unprecendented uncertainty.

During the next edition of Monitor Mondays, host and RACmonitor Publisher Chuck Buck will have an all-star lineup of experts on hand to tell you what to watch out for, marking the 2021 premiere for the weekly Internet broadcast, which is celebrating 11 years of live programs.

Segments to be featured during the live broadcast include the following:

• 340B Health: The president and CEO for 340B Health, Maureen Testoni, is expect to report on a recent advisory opinion from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) General Counsel, saying that drug companies denying 340B discounts to hospitals using community-based pharmacies are wrong and should stop.
  
  
• COVID-19: Frontline physician John Foggle will provide a real-time update on the raging spread of the coronavirus, at a time when public health experts are predicting that the U.S. death toll could eclipse 450,000 by February.
  
  
• Home Health and Hospice: William Dombi, president of the National Association of Home Care and Hospice, will report on the impact of COVID-19 and the public health emergency (PHE) on his association’s members.
  
  
• IRF: One of the nation’s foremost authorities on inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) services, Angela Phillips will return to report on the resumption of reviews by Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) on IRFs.
  
  
• The Special Report: Should medical record auditors be certified? RACmonitor investigative reporter Ed Roche will report on why he believes there is a need.
  
  
• Risky Business: Healthcare attorney David Glaser, shareholder in the law offices of Fredrikson & Bryon, will join the broadcast with his trademark segment, reporting on legal implications of the recently passed surprise billing law.
  
  
• Monday Rounds: Ronald Hirsch, MD, vice president of R1 RCM, will be making his Monday Rounds with another installment of his popular segment.
  
  
• RAC Report: Healthcare attorney Knicole Emanuel, a partner at the law firm of Practus, will file the Monitor Mondays RAC Report.
  
  
• Legislative Update: Former Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) official Matthew Albright, now chief legislative affairs officer for Zelis, will report on the status of healthcare legislation associated with the current COVID-19 pandemic.
  
  
• SDoH Report: Ellen Fink-Samnick, a nationally recognized expert on the social determinants of health (SDoH), will report on the news that’s happening at the intersection of COVID-19 and the SDoH. Ellen will also conduct the Monitor Mondays Listeners Survey.