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National Government Services, Inc. (NGS) recently announced important information regarding Medicare claims and payments for Part A Indiana and Michigan providers.  With the impending transition of these providers to Wisconsin Physician Services (WPS), NGS posted the following transition timeline: National Government Services Transition Timeline Date Activity July 19, 2012 {5:00 p.m. ET} National Government... READ MORE

This Health Care Tax News article is Part IV in a series discussing the Proposed Regulations under Code Section 501(r).  The first installment provided an overview of the Proposed Regulations, including the definitions of “Hospital Organizations” and “Hospital Facilities,” the second installment addressed the requirements for maintaining written financial assistance policies and written emergency... READ MORE

This installment of Hall Render’s Health Law Broadcast series on health care reform is designed to provide you with the insight, analysis and practical suggestions with respect to the various reform initiatives that will affect your organization. The Supreme Court issued its much anticipated opinion today by upholding the Affordable Care Act. The individual mandate... READ MORE

This Health Care Tax News article is Part III in a series discussing the Proposed Regulations under Code Section 501(r).  The first installment provided an overview of the Proposed Regulations, and the second installment addressed the requirements for maintaining written financial assistance policies and written emergency medical care policies. Under the Patient Protection and... READ MORE

On May 25, 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) issued OIG Advisory Opinion 12-06 (the “AO”) finding that two proposed anesthesia services arrangements between a physician-owned anesthesia services provider and physician-owned ambulatory surgical centers (“ASC”) would violate the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”) if the parties had... READ MORE

On June 26, 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced that it had reached a settlement with the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (“Alaska DHSS”) arising from potential violations of the Security Rule under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”).  HHS learned of the circumstances... READ MORE

This Health Care Tax News article is Part II in a series discussing the Proposed Regulations under Code Section 501(r).  The previous installment provided a general overview of the Proposed Regulations and addressed their applicability to “Hospital Organizations” and “Hospital Facilities” and can be accessed by clicking here.  The Patient Protection and Affordable Care... READ MORE

This Health Care Tax News article is Part I in a series discussing the Proposed Regulations under Code Section 501(r). While the health care industry has been awaiting the Supreme Court’s ruling on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”), the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has been proceeding with its... READ MORE

Today, the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) announced that it is extending its review of the final regulations arising from the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (“HITECH”).  Based on regulatory timeframes, these regulations were expected to be released no later than today.  The regulations have been long-awaited and will... READ MORE

The 2011 Form 990, Schedule K has added a question asking whether or not written procedures have been adopted to ensure violations are timely identified and corrected through the IRS’s Voluntary Closing Agreement Program (“VCAP”) if self-remediation is not available.  See our February 2012 Summary of 2011 Schedule K changes, here.  As this question... READ MORE