Georgia policymakers, county officials and the NAACP are asking the federal government to investigate Wellstar Health System’s closure of two Atlanta-area hospitals in predominantly Black neighborhoods. Complaints have recently been filed with the DOJ, IRS and HHS' civil rights office.
Applicable products and services include insulin, ACE inhibitors, inhaled corticosteroids, retinopathy screenings, glucometers, statins and SSRIs.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
An IRS report last week added to industry-watchers’ suspicions that obtaining tax-exempt status will be an uphill battle for ACOs that do not participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program.
The Urban Institute said the federal government could do more to find the uninsured by tapping into data it collects from other assistance programs.
Medtronic is now stuck with a nearly $221 million tax dispute with the Internal Revenue Service as a result of buying Covidien last year.
The head of the IRS isn't even worrying about the results from the Supreme Court case subsidy ruling. And let's all reflect on the Aduro IPO - because it is kind of a big deal.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
By Alan M. Kirschenbaum – Beginning with CY 2011, Section 9008 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) has imposed an annual fee on manufacturers and importers of “branded prescription drugs.” The global 2014 fee for all manufacturers...
The Citizens Council for Healthcare Freedom (CCHF) has launched its “Refuse to Enroll” campaign, with the aim of ruining the health insurance exchanges’ chances of succeeding from the start. It is the first campaign of its kind, as far as President Twila Brase knows. Brase, an ER pediatrics nurse turned school nurse turned healthcare wonk, […]
As Americans watch congressional hearings on the Internal Revenue Service, they should ask themselves what this enormously powerful, corrupt, politically motivated agency might do with its new job of administering ObamaCare. We have heard testimony from those whose tax exemption was delayed or denied, or who underwent abusive audits, or faced seizure of their accumulated […]
As my head reels at the implications of the IRS scandal mushrooming in Washington, the IRS's recently disclosed ability to access e-mails without warrant, the intricacy of the NSA PRISM wiretap techiques that includes their ability to acquire tech firms' digital data, and even the Justice Department's ability to secretly acquire telephone toll records from the Associated Press,
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
Mary Agnes Carey talks to Joanna Kerpen, a partner at the law firm McDermott Will & Emery, about the role of the IRS in implementing and enforcing provisions of the health law after recent revelations the agency inappropriately targeted conservativ...