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2011 Uncertainty Brings Worry and Change

Duane Morris Health Law ppaca exemption real tax hofstra rac estate zpic | Health Law | Monday October 24, 2011 | By Patricia S. Hofstra

2010 brought significant changes in the law for the healthcare industry with the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”), the Provena decision regarding real estate tax exemption, and the Lebron case invalidating Illinois’ cap...

OIG’s 2012 Work Plan For Nursing Facilities: Same...

Duane Morris Health Law cms oig work_plan nursing_home ppaca workplan_2012_oig_enforcement medicare long_term_care bilimoria | Health Law | Tuesday October 18, 2011 | By Neville M. Bilimoria

Recently, the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) published its Work Plan for fiscal year 2012 (“Work Plan”) and delineated focus points for nursing facilities and new enforcement in 2012.   The Work...

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...

IRS Issues Exempt Hospitals Notice To Guide Their ...

Duane Morris Health Law 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”)...

Medicaid Never Events May Affect Nursing Facilitie...

Duane Morris Health Law ppaca cms ppc medicaid cheney | Health Law | Friday June 24, 2011 | By Kathleen Carver Cheney

Effective July 1, 2011, the Affordable Care Act requires that Medicaid payments be withheld for certain Provider Preventable Conditions (PPCs) also known as “Never Events.”   Requiring states to establish a system of non-payment for PPCs is part of CMS’s...

Expansion of CMS Never Events: They’re Not Just F...

Duane Morris Health Law 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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