Under Duress: CMS Prepares to Hit Hospitals
September 30, 2020 The power of the purse and the power to prosecute are two of the tools governments have at their disposal to effect change in both individuals and institutions. There’s nothing like a good old-fashioned threat by federal authorities to cause citizens to sit up and take notice. But when such threats are issued to America’s front-line responders in the midst of a national pandemic, more than a little consternation is bound to result. That’s the situation hospital…