501(c)(3) Hospitals – It is Time to Prepare for § 501(r)
IRC § 501(r) was enacted during 2010 to tighten the requirements that hospitals must satisfy to maintain IRC § 501(c)(3) status. IRC § 501(r) also complements steps taken by the IRS in the last couple...
View ArticleNew Medicare Enrollment Requirements Will Burden Providers and Suppliers
On September 22, 2010, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued proposed rules that will dramatically change the enrollment process for Medicare providers and suppliers, including...
View ArticleDelayed Form 990 Filing Season for Certain Tax-Exempt Hospitals
In IRS Announcement 2011-20, the IRS granted tax-exempt organizations that operate one or more hospital facilities (hospital organizations), and that would otherwise be required to file Form 990,...
View ArticleProviders and Suppliers Burdened by New CMS Enrollment Requirements
On February 2, 2011, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued final rules which dramatically change how providers and suppliers (including tax-exempt organizations) enroll with...
View ArticleMedPAC Releases its Annual Medicare Payment Policy Report to Congress
On March 15, 2011, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (the “Commission”) issued its annual Medicare Payment Policy report (the “Report”) to Congress. The focus of the Report is the Commission’s...
View ArticleIRS Healthcare GuideWire – Notice 2011-52
Notice 2011-52 describes regulatory provisions that Treasury and the IRS intend to propose regarding the community health needs assessment (CHNA) requirements applicable to charitable hospital...
View ArticleIRS Confirms Review of 3,377 Hospitals for Community Benefit Compliance
We understand that an IRS official today confirmed that the IRS has identified 3,377 tax-exempt hospitals whose community benefit activities will be reviewed to determine if they are meeting the...
View ArticleIt’s About Time to Start Counting Up the Hours
From BenefitsBryanCave.com Unless you’ve been under a proverbial (or actual) rock for the last several months, you are probably aware that the health reform law has a really big tax that could hit...
View ArticleHospital Consolidation Trends Continue Through 2015
The wave of hospital merger and acquisition activity over the past several years has continued through 2015 due to pressure on traditional hospital reimbursement, as well as concerns over navigating a...
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