Rita Numerof

Contributor|Healthcare

I’m an internationally recognized consultant and author with over 25 years of experience in the field of strategy development and execution, business model design, and market analysis. My work across the entire healthcare spectrum gives me a unique perspective on the challenges

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191 viewsMay 2, 2024

Repeated Reimbursement Haircuts From CMS Won’t Bend The Cost Curve

While there are many contributing factors to our current healthcare crisis, at the heart of the problem is how we pay for healthcare drives what we get.

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435 viewsApr 12, 2024

CMS Is Not Solomon When It Comes To Healthcare

We need to come at the problem very differently if we ever expect to get meaningful healthcare access and clinical solutions for American consumers.

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428 viewsApr 8, 2024

The Healthcare Industry Shows Signs Of Change. Too Little Too Late?

CMS has been on this journey of ‘bending the cost curve’ for about 40 years. The result has been less than impressive despite the effort expended.

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835 viewsMar 20, 2024

Are Staffing Shortages A New Problem, Or A Recurring Crisis That’s Never Been Addressed?

The industry has tried to solve staffing issues with band-aid solutions for two decades. Now, it has another predictable crisis, this time amid even tighter budgets.

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998 viewsMar 12, 2024

Site-Neutral Payments Are Long Overdue. So Why Did The Senate Just Cut Them?

Cutting the site-neutral payment provisions from the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act is just the latest symptom of an illness that has plagued healthcare for decades.