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IRS Denies Exempt Status for Non-MSSP Accountable Care Organizations

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In April, the IRS released a private letter ruling denying section 501(c)(3) status to an accountable care organization (“ACO”) that contracted with third-party payers outside of the Medicare Shared Savings Program (“MSSP”)....more

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American Hospital Association Urges IRS To Affirm that Tax-Exempt Hospitals Can Participate in Non-Medicare ACOs

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The American Hospital Association (AHA) has written to John Koskinen, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and Mark Mazur, Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy at the Treasury Department, raising concerns about...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

Accountable Care, Non-Profit Status and the Dangerous Ripple Effect it May Cause

On April 8, 2016, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Private Letter Ruling (PLR) 201615022, which denied tax-exempt 501(c)(3) status to a commercial accountable care organization (ACO). This ruling marks the first...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Health Law Insights Newsletter - Issue 9 - May 2016

NATIONAL - Medicare Proposes New Part B Payment System - The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on April 27 proposed a new rule that would transform Medicare Part B reimbursement to practitioners into...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

IRS Denial of Section 501(c)(3) Status for a Commercial ACO

The IRS recently released a ruling, Private Letter Ruling (“PLR”) 201615022, denying Section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status to a “commercial” accountable care organization (“ACO”). This is the IRS’ first published guidance...more

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