Nonprofit Law, Insurance, Health Law

Who is a Large Employer Under Obamacare?

by Steven Saraisky | Cole Schotz on 5/10/2013

Among other things, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “Act”), commonly referred to as Obamacare, requires “large employers” to provide qualified health coverage for all of their full-time employees, or pay...more

Association Health Plans and Health Care Reform: A Trap for the Unwary

by Harry Atlas, Thora A. Johnson | Venable LLP on 4/23/2013

Trade and professional associations that sponsor health plans for their members, and organizations participating in such plans, need to be aware of an important issue arising under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care...more

IRS Provides Additional Guidance for Non-Profit Hospitals

by Kate Stewart | Mintz Levin - Health Law on 4/10/2013

Last week, the IRS issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“2013 Proposed Rule”) regarding the community health needs assessment (“CHNA”) requirement of 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(3) (added to the Internal Revenue Code by the...more

New Guidance for Tax-Exempt Hospitals on Community Health Needs Assessment and Other Section 501(r) Requirements

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 4/10/2013

On April 5, the Treasury Department released proposed regulations that provide guidance on the community health needs assessment (“CHNA”) and other requirements for tax-exempt hospitals under section 501(r) of the Internal...more

Proposed Regulations Released on Contraceptive Coverage Exemption and Accommodation for Nonprofit Religious Employers

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 2/18/2013

On January 30, the Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services (the “Departments”) released proposed regulations regarding contraceptive coverage for employees of religious employers. This guidance is the...more

Obama Administration Outlines Religious Accommodations for Contraception Coverage Mandate

by Joshua Booth | Mintz Levin - Health Law on 2/8/2013

Last week, federal regulators released a Proposed Rule outlining accommodations for religious employers that object to the Affordable Care Act’s contraception coverage mandate. The Proposed Rule expands the range of...more

Proposed Rules Issued On Contraceptive Coverage

by Jewelie Grape | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Employee... on 2/8/2013

The Affordable Care Act requires most health plans to cover certain women’s preventive services, including contraception, without charging a co-pay or deductible. On January 30, 2013, the Obama Administration released...more

Health Care Reform Blog: HHS Releases Proposed Rules on Contraceptive Coverage for Religious Organizations

by Susan J. Freed | Davis Brown Law Firm on 2/4/2013

Today HHS released proposed rules outlining how religious organizations that object to contraception on religious grounds can comply with the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that non-grandfathered health plans cover...more

OIG Approves Gift Cards to Encourage Clinical Visits to Health Center

by Roy M. Albert, Theresa C. Carnegie | Mintz Levin - Health Law on 1/10/2013

In Advisory Opinion 12-21, the OIG concluded that a Federally qualified health center’s offer of grocery store gift cards to capitated managed care patients would not constitute grounds for the imposition of sanctions under...more

Exchanges under Health Care Reform and "Private" Exchanges: What Does My Nonprofit Need to Know?

by Venable LLP on 12/10/2012

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AHA Submits Letter to IRS Requesting Updates to the Agency’s Private Business Procedure (Revenue Procedure 97-13) Based On PPACA...

by King & Spalding on 11/26/2012

In a letter dated November 15, 2012, the American Hospital Association (AHA) requested that the IRS update IRS Revenue Procedure 97-13 (Rev. Proc. 97-13) as part of its implementation of the Patient Protection Affordable Care...more

Don’t Play and Also Pay: What Nonprofit Employers Need to Know about Navigating the Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage Mandate

by Venable LLP on 9/21/2012

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued much-anticipated guidance regarding the application of the employer-sponsored health coverage mandate (often called the “play or pay rules” under health care reform). If a...more

IRS Proposes New Detailed Rules for Tax-Exempt Hospitals on Charity Care, Emergency Care, Billing and Collection

by Kathleen M. Nilles | Holland & Knight LLP on 7/2/2012

On June 22, 2012, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released for publication in the June 26 Federal Register a proposed rule implementing several of the new requirements for tax-exempt organizations imposed under Section...more

"The OTHER Mandate": Compliance, Exemptions, or Civil Disobedience? HHS Mandated Employer Health Insurance Requirements Begin...

by Gammon & Grange, P.C. on 6/29/2012

In its Thursday decision, the Supreme Court ruled by a narrow 5-4 majority that the individual mandate requiring 40 million uninsured citizens to either purchase health insurance or pay a large penalty was a constitutional...more

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