Even with the prospect of Obamacare repeal and replace on the backburner for now, the federal government continues to focus on health care. Following August recess, Congress will have less than four weeks to work through...more
On February 11, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the much anticipated final rule on the so-called “60-day rule.” The long road to the final rule began when the Affordable Care Act (ACA)...more
During the holiday season lull, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a weighty document. The agency put out a draft statement of work to procure Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) for the Medicare...more
General Background
- The ACA added new Internal Revenue Code (Code) section 501(r), which describes criteria hospital organizations must meet to be recognized as exempt from federal income tax under Code section...more