In response to the Senate Finance Committee’s report and concerns over physician-owned distributorships, the Office of Inspector General is initiating a review of PODs to examine how they may contribute to cost increases.
PODs, which exist in at least 20 states, operate as middleman entities that allow surgeons to profit from the devices they use on patients. When surgeons own a distributorship, they get a cut of each sale in exchange for marketing and stocking the device.
Read more at Becker’s ASC Review.
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