Contributed by Jon Grossman & Jo-Anne Mineweaser
jgrossman@tuckerlaw.com / jmineweaser@tuckerlaw.com
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced the 2011 inflation adjusted amounts for health savings accounts (HSAs) in Revenue Procedure 2010-22.
Annual contribution limits for calendar year 2011 are unchanged from 2010 amounts:
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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Section 6404 establishes a maximum period for submission of Medicare Claims of not more than 12 months. As a result of the PPACA, Medicare has announced that claims with dates of service on or after January 1, 2010, received later than 1 calendar year beyond the date of…
CMS announced that it is sharing more than $15 million in savings with 166 Home Health Agencies (HHAs) based on their performance during the first year of the 2-year Medicare Home Health Pay For Performance (HHP4P) demonstration. The demonstration project began in January, 2008 and ended December, 2009. The results for calendar year 2008 produced $15.4 million…
Contributed by Scott R. Leah
One of the provisions of the new health care legislation recently enacted by Congress and signed by the President which has not received much publicity is a section that amends the Fair Labor Standards Act to include a guarantee of "a reasonable break time for an employee to express milk…
The United States District in Kosenske v. Carlisle HMA Inc. has concluded that this whistleblower case must go to trial on the factual issue of whether Carlisle Hospital violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims for anesthesia services provided arising from referrals from Blue Mountain Anesthesia Associates (BMAA). Dr. Kosenske, the whistleblower in this…
The law firm of Tucker Arensberg is hosting a complimentary seminar covering the important issues impacting employers regarding the recently passed health care legislation. The program ‘Health Care Reform: What Every Employer Needs to Know and Do’ will take place on May 5, 2010 at the Doubletree Pittsburgh/Monroeville Convention Center. Registration and breakfast are from…
“Medicare Physician Payment Cuts” “SGR” ” May 31, 2010″ “Medicare SGR Physician Pay Cut”…
Continue Reading Medicare Physician Payment Cuts Delayed Through May 31, 2010
Today the Senate passed an amended version of H.R. 4851, the act to extend SGR relief ( Continuing Extension Act of 2010 ) by continuing 2009 rates. Since an earlier but different version has already passed the House, this version must be approved again. The AMA predicts action by the end of the week.
Although…
Section 6503 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) requires that all billing agents, alternate payees, and clearinghouses that submit claims on behalf of health care providers must register with the state and the Secretary in a form specified by the Secretary. This provision will be effective January 1, 2011.
Section 6505 also prohibits…
