Ezekiel J. Emanuel, David M. Cutler, and Topher Spiro explain the benefits of expanding Medicare's competitive bidding program. A hospital employee pushes a wheelchair at the emergency room at Jamaica ...

Medicare beneficiaries have the option of receiving health coverage either through traditional Medicare or enrolling in a private Medicare Advantage (MA) health plan, which one-third of beneficiaries ...

As it is a critical component of the strategic sourcing process, it is the policy of the Procurement Department to obtain competitive bids for goods or services whenever possible and if appropriate, ...

As economic stimulus and infrastructure spending increase, an unfortunate side effect is an environment that encourages unethical and illegal bidding practices. The construction industry relies on ...

Competitor bidding means actively bidding on your competitors' brand name keywords. Here's what you need to know to do it right. As you may know, competitor bidding is the practice of actively bidding ...

The continuing shortage of infant formula has focused the attention of policymakers and the public on the high level of concentration in America’s infant formula market. Depending on the data source, ...

As a former FDA associate commissioner, I've spent my career at the intersection of clinical care, regulatory policy, and public health. And I understand the challenge federal agencies face when ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services claim their new competitive bidding program has not resulted in any changes in beneficiary health outcomes. But CMS’s observations differ significantly ...

Competitive bidding for new security issues, which ICC 13 years ago made mandatory for equipment trusts and which is routine in municipal financing, generally yields issuers higher prices and prevents ...