Discussion 1: Competitive Bidding and Long-Term Cost Savings
From the e-Activity, take a position on whether competitive bidding provides long-term cost savings when Medicare patients are being limited to the use of the lowest bidders for durable medical equipment. Support your position.
Elaborate on whether or not competitive bidding will remain a viable alternative when the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is fully implemented in 2014. Support your position. Discuss defining factors regarding the competitive bidding process and its survival or failure in the healthcare arena if Universal Health Care is implemented in 2014.
Discussion 2: The Two-Step Process for Contract Interpretation
Analyze the benefit and the effectiveness of the two-step process for contract interpretation. Provide an example to support your analysis. Then, recommend another step to the process and discuss how this additional process improves the interpretation process.
Analyze how the two-step process for contract interpretation enhances the government contracting process. Provide an example to support your analysis. Then, recommend another step to the process and discuss how this additional process improves the government contracting process.