Daniel WennerIn December 2018, the Department of Justice (DOJ) formalized its position on limiting the use of guidance documents issued by federal agencies to govern its…
George MikhailThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) have each released a proposed…
Susan HuntingtonOn January 28, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched a new Medicare information mobile app called “What’s Covered.” The new “What’s Covered”…
Hospitals Should Note New IRS Notice On Highly Compensated Employee Excise Tax
Posted in Tax Matters/IRS
Thomas O'MullaneThe Tax Cuts and Jobs Act added Section 4960 to the Internal Revenue Code, which imposes an excise tax on remuneration paid to certain highly…
HHS Provides Guidance to Health Care Industry on Mitigating Cyber Security Threats
Posted in Privacy and Data Protection
As the health care sector continues to be a target of cyberattacks, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) released new guidance to protect…
In January, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published very helpful guidance on the implementation of the waiver of the Skilled Nursing Facility…
On January 18, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a fact sheet announcing a broad array of Medicare Advantage (MA) health plan…
Good News – Possible Tax Breaks for Nursing Homes and Other Facilities
Posted in Tax Matters/IRS, Uncategorized
Daniel GottfriedThe Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released final regulations on January 18, including new guidance under Section 199A for the 20% deduction for qualified business income…
Alexandra PearsallThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently published a Notice and Request for Comments regarding a potential proposal to impose less stringent regulations on biopharmaceutical…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) recently published proposed changes to the Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law to address concerns that these laws…