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IRS extends deadlines for health plan information reporting under the ACA

USA - December 31 2015 The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently provided good news to employers struggling to comply with the new Affordable Care Act (ACA) reporting…

Michael G. Paton, Mark E. Rust

Hospitals mount another challenge to the CMS “2 midnights” policy and reductions in reimbursement rates

USA - January 15 2016 On Jan. 8, 55 general acute care hospitals from 19 different states filed suit against U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary…

CMS relaxes 60-day overpayment “Look Back” period for Medicare providers

USA - February 17 2016 Federal regulators have relaxed the provider reporting obligations for overpayments by decreasing the period of time providers or suppliers must…

Certificate of need requirements in Georgia preclude divestiture requirement in Federal Trade Commission settlement

USA - April 2 2015 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced that, after four years, it has reached a settlement agreement with the Phoebe Putney Health…

House passes new bill aimed at repeal of the Affordable Care Act

USA - February 4 2015 On Feb. 3, 2015, the House voted to pass a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the health-care related provisions of the Health Care and…