Restrictions on Fees Permitted under HIPAA for Copies of Medical Records -
When health care providers provide copies of medical records to an individual patient or to third parties at the direction of that individual...more
10/10/2016
/ C-Corporation ,
Corporate Bonuses ,
Dividends ,
Fees ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Medical Records ,
OCR ,
Physicians ,
Professional Services Companies ,
Safe Harbors ,
Shareholder Distributions ,
Tax Court ,
Year-End Tax Planning
The ability to use transfer and liquidation restrictions in legal documents to reduce the value of an interest in a family-controlled (or “closely-held”) business entity (e.g., partnership, corporation, limited liability...more
8/30/2016
/ Business Succession ,
Business Valuations ,
Closely Held Businesses ,
Comment Period ,
Estate Planning ,
Estate Tax ,
Family Businesses ,
Family Limited Partnerships ,
Gift Tax ,
IRC Section 2704 ,
IRS ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
Partnerships ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Succession Planning ,
Transfer of Assets ,
Transfer Taxes ,
U.S. Treasury
Recent Developments in Mental Health Benefit Denials -
The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (Parity Act) requires health plans to provide the same coverage for mental health conditions as they provide for...more
7/26/2016
/ Audits ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Insurance Industry ,
IRS ,
Mental Health Parity Rule ,
Mobile Apps ,
New Guidance ,
Partnerships ,
TEFRA
The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (the “BBA”), which was signed into law in November 2015, contains significant changes to the way the IRS will audit partnerships beginning in 2018. These changes will also have far ranging...more
6/10/2016
/ Audits ,
Bipartisan Budget ,
Business Taxes ,
C-Corporation ,
Health Care Providers ,
IRS ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
Partnerships ,
S-Corporation ,
TEFRA ,
Treasury
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has traditionally paid health care providers separately for each of the individual services they furnish to beneficiaries for a single illness or course of treatment. This...more
In This Issue:
- Medicare Finalizes 2013 Physician Payment Schedule
- Ohio Court Rules That A Court CAnnot Compel A Terminated Employee To Return PHI To The Former Employer
- Insurer’s Antitrust Action AGainst...more