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non-profit tax-exempt irs tax hospitals tax_compliance community_health_needs monaco | Health Law | Thursday February 09, 2012 | By Martin L. Monaco, Jr.
According to an Ernst & Young study released February 2, 2012, not-for-profit hospitals spent an average of 11 percent of their total expenses on benefits to their communities in 2009. The study, prepared for the American Hospital Association,...
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form 990 schedule hospitals h monaco irs tax | Health Law | Thursday December 22, 2011 | By Martin L. Monaco, Jr.
Beginning with the 2011 tax year, Form 990, Schedule H, Part V, Section B (“Part V.B.”) is no longer optional, with the exception of lines 1-7. In IRS Notice 2012-4, released December 15, 2011, the IRS explained that the questions on Part V.B, which...
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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...
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emergency physicians hofstra hospitals on_call department | Health Law | Tuesday September 13, 2011 | By Patricia S. Hofstra
I have been asked to speak at the Orthopaedic Trauma Association’s 2011 meeting in San Antonio on October 15. The Association recently polled its members asking them to identify a topic for the plenary session and orthopaedic on-call...
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ppaca irs hospitals tax_compliance monaco community_health_needs | Health Law | Tuesday July 26, 2011 | By Martin L. Monaco, Jr.
On July 7, 2011, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and the United States Treasury (“the Treasury”) issued guidance in Notice 2011-52 designed to help tax-exempt hospitals and health systems comply with the community health needs assessment (“CHNA”)...
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compliance physicians employers jones faculty_practice_plans payment hospitals physician_practice self_referral stark | Health Law | Friday July 08, 2011 | By Matthew C. Jones
We have recently noticed a distinct upturn in the use of signing bonuses to attract physicians in high-demand specialties and geographic areas. Apparently, this anecdotal evidence has also been substantiated by statistical evidence, as described in a...
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employers nursing_facilities monaco tax_compliance hospitals | Health Law | Tuesday July 05, 2011 | By Martin L. Monaco, Jr.
Recently, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Exempt Organizations (“EO”) division released their FY 2011 Workplan. Within the body of the 29 page document, the IRS EO identified five overreaching IRS focus areas: Impact of...
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health_care_reform cms hospitals ppaca oppc never_events nursing_homes hac bilimoria physicians medicaid medicare reimbursement health_care hcac payment | Health Law | Thursday June 02, 2011 | By Neville M. Bilimoria
Expansion of CMS Never Events: They’re Not Just For Medicare Or Just For Hospitals Anymore In 2005 when “Never Events” were proposed for hospitals through the Deficit Reduction Act, no one knew what the overall effect would be on hospitals or...
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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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