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Negative IRS Decision as to Tax Treatment of ACOs

Duane Morris Health Law plr aco monaco healthcare irs | Health Law | Tuesday December 20, 2011 | By Martin L. Monaco, Jr.

In a Private Letter Ruling (“PLR”), issued July 5, 2011, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) reviewed an application for recognition of exemption from Federal income tax under IRC Section 501(c)(3) and denied tax-exempt standing to a hospital controlled...

IRS Releases Fact Sheet for Tax-Exempt Hospitals P...

Duane Morris Health Law monaco aco hospitals aco's non-profit irs mssp tax-exempt | Health Law | Wednesday December 14, 2011 | By Martin L. Monaco, Jr.

On October 20, 2011, the federal government released final rules for the formation and operation of accountable care organizations (ACOs) under the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP).   ACOs represent a key component of the Patient Protection and...

Final ACO Rule – Some Highlights For Physicians

Duane Morris Health Law ftc medicare_fee_for_service_program aco acos shared_savings_models medicare cms shared_savings final_rule antitrust weiner emr minimum_savings_rate aco's dept._of_justice aco_final_rule | Health Law | Friday November 04, 2011 | By William L. Weiner

Two weeks ago, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued the final rule (“Final Rule”) for accountable care organizations (“ACO’s”).   CMS released the Final Rule after receiving more than 1,300 comments to the proposed regulations...

Support for ACOs Continues to Erode; ACO Alternati...

Duane Morris Health Law payment reimbursment aco clinical_integration ppaca shared_savings jones aco_alternatives bundled_payments | Health Law | Friday September 09, 2011 | By Matthew C. Jones

Like many of those reading this blog, I receive numerous e-mails each day containing summaries of health care-related news articles culled from sources across the country.   Since the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed...

Medicare Shared Savings Program----Beware of Greek...

Duane Morris Health Law aco accountable savings hospitals medicare shared care goldman | Health Law | Friday May 20, 2011 | By C. Mitchell Goldman

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.   Not an original thought and yet it so aptly applies to the proposed regulations CMS has issued recently concerning the Medicare Shared Savings Demonstration Program. Why?  Any program which included the...


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