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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPAC), also known as Obamacare, is a United States federal statute passed in March of 2010. The Act creates a nationwide insurance system and provides federal... more +
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Updates to Statute 1557 that Healthcare Providers Need to Know

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Joining host Ericka Adler on the first #HealthlawHotSpot of 2024 is fellow Roetzel healthcare attorney Christina Kuta. Ericka and Christina will break down statute 1557 that prohibits discrimination from healthcare providers...more

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Sen. Bernie Sanders Releases Report Alleging Non-Profit Hospital Systems Are Not Meeting Charity Care Requirements

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On October 10, 2023, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a report alleging that certain non-profit hospital systems may not be providing the...more

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HHS Proposes to Scale Back ACA Nondiscrimination Rules

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released proposed regulations that, if finalized, will significantly narrow the scope of the nondiscrimination requirements under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care...more

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Hospital Loses its Section 501(c)(3) Status Due to Noncompliance with Section 501(r)

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The IRS recently issued a Private Letter Ruling (the “PLR”) revoking a hospital organization’s section 501(c)(3) status for failing to comply with the section 501(r) requirements. In what may be a sign of things to come, the...more

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Nonprofit Hospitals Should Ensure Compliance with Section 501(r)

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The Affordable Care Act (ACA) added significant new statutory requirements in 2010 that must be met by all hospitals seeking or maintaining exemption from federal income tax as Section 501(c)(3) organizations (charitable...more

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Hospitals, Physician Practices and Clinics are Reminded to Post New Non-Discrimination Notice

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Hospitals, physician practices and other health care providers that receive federal financial assistance, which includes receiving reimbursement from Medicare Parts A, C and D and/or Medicaid, are reminded to post new...more

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HHS Issues Final Rule on ACA Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities

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On May 18, 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued final regulations interpreting the nondiscrimination provisions of Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”). The rule mainly impacts insurers...more

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Reminder to Charitable Hospitals: Final Section 501(r) Regulations Effective

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Section 501(r) of the Internal Revenue Code was added by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and imposes significant new requirements on charitable hospitals. At a very summary level, this section requires charitable hospitals...more

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CMS Publishes Notice of Proposed Rule Making Regarding Stark Law Amendments and Seeks Comment on the Issue of Stark Acting as a...

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In early July, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a notice of proposed rulemaking, amending the Physician Self-Referral Prohibitions, or Stark law. 80 Fed. Reg. 41,909-930 (July 15, 2015). The...more

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IRS Clarifies Financial Assistance Policy Requirements for Charitable Hospital Organizations

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has clarified the requirements for charitable hospital organizations required to adopt a financial assistance policy. For large hospitals or hospitals using the services of multiple private...more

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IRS Says Hospitals Must List Physicians in Financial Assistance Policies

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On June 26, 2015, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued guidance to clarify how charitable hospitals may comply with regulations issued by the Department of Treasury under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act...more

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IRS Clarifies Requirements for Listing Providers in Financial Assistance Policies

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On June 26, 2015, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2015-46, which clarifies the requirement in the Treasury Regulations under Section 501(r)(4) that a hospital's financial assistance policy (FAP) must...more

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Implications of Final Regulations Under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(r)

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The Internal Revenue Service replaced proposed regulations under Section 501(r) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) with final regulations in late 2014 (the “Final Regulations”). As enacted in the Patient Protection and...more

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Time to Freshen Up Your Charity Care Policies: Treasury and IRS Issue Final 501(r) Regulations

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Among the many new requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (“Affordable Care Act” or “ACA”) are amendments to the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) that formalize and impose some uniformity in the...more

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IRS Issues Long-Awaited Final Regulations for Charitable Hospitals

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In This Issue: - What You Should Do - Background - Final Regulations - Hospital Facilities and Organizations - Failures to Satisfy the Requirements of Section 501(r) - Community...more

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