HHS OIG Notice Seeks Comments on Safe Harbors, Special Fraud Alerts


Once a year, as required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) solicits proposals to develop new or revised anti-kickback, fraud and abuse safe harbors.  The OIG published its request for proposals for new or revised safe harbors in the December 29, 2011 Federal Register.  The notice also seeks comments on developing special fraud alerts.

Comments are due February 27, 2012.

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IRS Likely to Increase Enforcement of Tax-Exempt Bonds in 2012


The IRS is likely to use additional resources in fiscal 2012 for compliance programs aimed at taxpayers filing Form 990 Schedule K, "Supplemental Information on Tax-Exempt Bonds".  

Those additional resources will target section 501(c)(3) bonds, and the information gleaned from reviewing the Schedule K returns will result in extremely targeted examinations to gather information on that specific matter. Promulgation of the Schedule K reviews has been a multiyear effort and the IRS has received many comments on the subject, mostly from accounting firms. The issues raised in those comments have been catalogued to determine what improvements need to be made.  

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Practical Tips For Using Signing Bonuses In Physician Compensation Packages


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 recent American Medical News article (http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2011/06/06/bisf0609.htm), which indicated that the majority of physician hires now receive signing bonuses as part of their compensation packages.

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