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Paying for Direct Primary Care Arrangements With HSAs is Now Permitted – With Caveats

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While proposed frequently in Congress over the past few years, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) has succeeded in revising the rules governing health savings accounts (HSA) in key ways that allow them to be used to pay...more

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Understanding IRS Encouragement of PLRs for Healthcare Entities and Assessing Healthcare Corporate and Tax Structure For Tax...

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The IRS has recently been urging healthcare entities, particularly those involving physicians and private investors, to seek private letter rulings (PLRs) to clarify the tax implications of their ownership structures. This...more

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Relator Counsel’s Fees Must Be Paid Before Tax Lien

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Takeaway: The Eastern District of New York rules that tax code gives relator’s counsel superpriority to False Claims settlement proceeds. On Wednesday, November 9th, the Eastern District of New York ruled that fees owed...more

King & Spalding

IRS Publishes Guidance on Taxation of CARES Act Provider Relief Fund Payments

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The IRS announced, through its FAQ page, that for-profit healthcare providers, including hospitals and physician practices, will have to pay federal income taxes on any distributions they receive from the Public Health and...more

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IRS Provides Updated Guidance on Provider Relief Funds

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Last week, the IRS clarified in a Frequently Asked Questions memo that for-profit healthcare providers who received grants through the COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund must include said payments as part of their gross income...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

IRS Denies Exempt Status for Non-MSSP Accountable Care Organizations

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In April, the IRS released a private letter ruling denying section 501(c)(3) status to an accountable care organization (“ACO”) that contracted with third-party payers outside of the Medicare Shared Savings Program (“MSSP”)....more

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Accountable Care, Non-Profit Status and the Dangerous Ripple Effect it May Cause

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On April 8, 2016, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Private Letter Ruling (PLR) 201615022, which denied tax-exempt 501(c)(3) status to a commercial accountable care organization (ACO). This ruling marks the first...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

IRS Ruling Sounds Alarm over Tax-Exempt Status of Nonprofit ACOs Operating outside of the Medicare Shared Savings Program

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On April 8, 2016, the IRS released private letter ruling 201615022 denying tax-exempt section 501(c)(3) status to a nonprofit accountable care organization (“ACO”) that did not participate in the Medicare Shared Savings...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Health Care Physicians in the Crosshairs: Criminal Prosecution

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Recent changes to our health care system have been at the forefront of the American news cycle for several years. But certain aspects have not received adequate attention. One example is the scrutiny federal and state...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

IRS Clarifies Financial Assistance Policy Requirements for Charitable Hospital Organizations

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has clarified the requirements for charitable hospital organizations required to adopt a financial assistance policy. For large hospitals or hospitals using the services of multiple private...more

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IRS Says Hospitals Must List Physicians in Financial Assistance Policies

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On June 26, 2015, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued guidance to clarify how charitable hospitals may comply with regulations issued by the Department of Treasury under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act...more

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Telemedicine Providers: Are My Doctors Employees or Independent Contractors?

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Many telehealth companies, particularly those with multi-state footprints, look to an independent contractor model when developing their network of physician providers. An independent contractor model (using 1099 contractors)...more

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