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CMS Blocks Gender Affirmative Care

Monitor Mondays

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1:15
Dr. Ronald Hirsch
4:53
Knicole Emanuel
10:45
ACPA Commercial
11:49
David Glaser
16:21
Zelis Sponsorship
16:37
Matthew Albright
20:30
Frank Cohen Webcast Commercial
21:40
Dr. Drew Updike
28:40
Q&A with David Glaser
30:20
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Monitor Mondays
CMS Blocks Gender Affirmative Care
Jan 12, 2026 Season 14 Episode 665
Drew Updike, MD | Matthew Albright | Knicole Emanuel, Esq. | David Glaser, Esq. | Ronald Hirsch, MD

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.