Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 156: Erik Whaley, President, Bon Secours St. Francis Foundation
Joining Forces: Consolidation Through Member Substitutions
K&L Gates Triage: 340B Eligibility - Hospital Covered Entities
News Briefs - Over 75% of Health Organizations Targeted by Ransomware Over Year - More than three-quarters of healthcare survey respondents said their organizations were targeted by ransomware in the past 12 months, and 53...more
As we recently reported, in its Final Rule banning most worker non-competes, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) previously warned of its intent to vigorously enforce its non-compete ban wherever possible, which may include...more
On this week’s episode, Matthew and Heather chat with Erik Whaley, President of the Bon Secours St. Francis Foundation, a charitable organization supporting the health system’s mission. Tune in to hear Erik share how he got...more
On February 10, 2023, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court issued four separate but related opinions denying property tax exemptions for four hospitals that had been purchased by the Tower Health system....more
Across the U.S., many large, non-profit health systems, hospitals, and healthcare providers pay little, if any, property taxes. The long-held property tax exemption is under attack from revenue-hungry tax authorities. Jared...more
Summary - New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law legislation that restores property tax exemptions for nonprofit hospitals. However, the law requires New Jersey nonprofit hospitals to make a community service...more
The FCC’s Connected Care Pilot Program is poised to defray eligible health care providers’ costs of providing certain telehealth services. On September 3, 2020, the FCC issued additional information and guidance for potential...more
Due to burdens placed on hospitals by the COVID-19 pandemic, the IRS provided additional relief to hospital organizations that must meet Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) requirements under section 501(r)(3) of the...more
On March 12, President Trump issued a formal Declaration of a National Emergency that authorizes qualifying nonprofit healthcare entities to receive reimbursement under section 502 of the Stafford Act and FEMA’s Public...more
While communities that regularly experience natural disasters like hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes are familiar with FEMA's Public Assistance process, the President's recent declaration of a nationwide emergency under...more
Four separate government releases coming over a three-week period have once again highlighted the intense interest in the 340B drug pricing program, with a federal agency and two government watchdog groups issuing guidance...more
On January 10, 2020, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report claiming that the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) does not use adequate controls to confirm the eligibility of private...more
It is widely recognized that the public-charity tax exemption in the Arkansas Constitution covers charitable hospitals, provided they meet certain criteria established by Arkansas Supreme Court case law. But what about a free...more
While Ohio law presumes that all real estate is taxable, hospitals can achieve substantial tax savings by seeking exemption from real property taxation for property they own and use to provide health care services pursuant to...more
Nonprofit hospitals added almost $40 billion to their bottom lines in the last year and lavished a $3.5 million average salary on their chiefs. But their relentless grubbing for cash apparently was unsated still. The...more
The Georgia Legislature recently passed House Bill 321 (the Act) adding a new code section (O.C.G.A. §31-7-22), which imposes significant financial and business transparency requirements on certain hospitals in Georgia,...more
In an Advisory Opinion published March 6, 2019, the Office of Inspector General (the “OIG”) declined to impose sanctions on a nonprofit medical center for a program to provide free, in-home follow-up care to qualifying...more
Yesterday, the Illinois Supreme Court issued a decision in Oswald v. Hamer marking the latest chapter in a controversy dating to 2003. The decision finds that Section 15-86 of the Illinois Property Tax Code, which provides a...more
The Non-Profit Institutions Act provides an exemption from the Robinson-Patman Antidiscrimination Act by permitting the sale of discounted drugs to “schools, colleges, universities, public libraries, churches, hospitals, and...more
Yesterday, the Illinois Supreme Court heard oral argument in Oswald v. Beard, a case challenging the constitutionality of the statute exempting most hospitals from paying any property taxes. ...more
On February 15, 2018, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch and senior committee member Senator Charles Grassley sent a letter to David Kautter, acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), requesting...more
Last week, Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled his proposed $168 billion budget for fiscal year 2019, which proposes several changes to New York’s healthcare landscape. Among other things, the budget contains amendments that would...more
Update. We described in a previous blog post major changes that tax-exempt hospitals and other tax-exempt organizations in the healthcare industry face in the tax reform proposals working their way through Congress. In the...more
On November 7, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released an advisory opinion confirming that a non-profit hospital in New York may sell discounted prescription drugs to the employees of an affiliated medical practice...more
This podcast focuses on the eligibility requirements for hospitals participating in the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Factors affecting eligibility include a hospital’s licensure status, patient population, and Medicare...more