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Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in North Carolina and South Carolina
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Florida and Louisiana
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State attorneys general, the IRS, and other regulators are focused on “interested party” (conflict-of-interest) transactions in the healthcare and nonprofit sectors. While these transactions are generally permissible and may...more
In summer of 2023, New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed Intro. 844-A (Local Law 844-A) and amended the New York City Charter. Local Law 844-A directs Mayor Adams to establish an Office of Healthcare Accountability that will...more
This week, Lauren and Heather welcome their colleague Jim Pool, a health care attorney at Maynard Nexsen. Jim has deep experience handling all levels of healthcare regulatory and tax law issues, including assisting clients...more
In this episode of “Counsel That Cares,” tax attorney Don Stuart and Public Policy & Regulation attorney Chris Armstrong discuss the criteria that grant hospitals tax-exempt status, including several newly adopted standards...more
Our Health Care Group investigates congressional efforts to require new transparency disclosures to the IRS from private equity firms invested in health care....more
The Fiscal Responsibility Act, the product of intense negotiations between the White House and House Republican leadership, suspends the debt limit and outlines government spending cuts....more
In a prior post, we discussed the FTC’s recently-issued Proposed Rule that would, if finalized in its current form, and with only limited exceptions, prohibit employers from using non-compete clauses. With respect the...more
President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law on Aug. 16, 2022. The massive legislative package revises policy on taxes, healthcare, agriculture and energy. In particular, the IRA modifies and expands...more
Takeaway: The Eastern District of New York rules that tax code gives relator’s counsel superpriority to False Claims settlement proceeds. On Wednesday, November 9th, the Eastern District of New York ruled that fees owed...more
On March 15, 2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (the “2022 CAA”) was signed into law. Section 307 of the 2022 CAA extends the relief permitting high deductible health plans (“HDHPs”) to provide telehealth and...more
A recent trial court decision could have significant, long-term consequences for the financial models of Pennsylvania non-profit healthcare providers. Ruling that three non-profit Chester County hospitals of the Reading,...more
Report on Research Compliance 18, no. 10 (October, 2021) - An audit by the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the National Human Genome Research Institute’s (NHGRI) pre-award risk assessment process concluded that...more
Host Ericka Adler, Roetzel shareholder and Health Law Practice Group Leader, is joined by fellow Roetzel attorneys David Hochman and Donna Hartl for an analysis of the application of the CARES Act's Employee Retention Credits...more
You may recall on December 10, 2020 we wrote about the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announcement of a proposed rule that would revise the Health Insurance Portability and...more
The IRS announced, through its FAQ page, that for-profit healthcare providers, including hospitals and physician practices, will have to pay federal income taxes on any distributions they receive from the Public Health and...more
Last week, the IRS clarified in a Frequently Asked Questions memo that for-profit healthcare providers who received grants through the COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund must include said payments as part of their gross income...more
The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) recently clarified that CARES Act Provider Relief Funds (“Relief Funds”) are considered taxable income for for-profit providers, including physician practices. This news comes as a...more
On Tuesday, July 14, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2020-56 (the Hospital Relief Notice), which provides an additional postponement of requirements with respect to the conduct of a community health needs...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of July 6, 2020 – July 10, 2020... July 6, 2020: The IRS added new frequently asked questions on...more
The Internal Revenue Service on July 6 published answers to frequently asked questions regarding the taxability of payments received by eligible healthcare providers from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency...more
On June 23, the DOL, IRS and HHS issued joint FAQs about the implementation of health coverage rules related to COVID-19 under the CARES Act and the FFCRA. Topics covered by the FAQs include coverages, procedures and services...more
This week in Washington: Trump administration again attempts to overturn ACA in Supreme Court, House considers legislation to shore up ACA and multiple hearings related to the COVID-19 pandemic....more
During a live virtual event yesterday with STAT News, CMS Administrator Seema Verma expressed support for permanently expanding access to telehealth services after the COVID-19 public health emergency resolves. As we...more
If your organization is a hospital, nursing home, life plan community, ambulatory surgery facility, or behavioral health provider with publicly held tax-exempt bonds outstanding, it is essential that you consider enhancing...more
This document describes guidance issued during, or in response to, the COVID-19 crisis which impacts the provision of medical treatment via technological means (generally referred to as “telehealth” or “telemedicine”). It is...more