I am inserting a link to the third in a series of articles published by the Allegheny County Medical Society regarding Medicare Payment Reform pursuant to the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). This article deals with Advanced Alternative Payment Models, and provides basic information on how provider groups can qualify for … Continue Reading
Click the link below to read Michael A. Cassidy’s article on Medicare Sustainable Growth which appeared on the Allegheny County Medical Society’s website on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 http://www.acms.org/ … Continue Reading
On April 14, 2013, the Pennsylvania Department of Health levied a $5.5 million surcharge for fiscal year 2013 on hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and birth centers for funding the MCare professional liability debts and expenses. … Continue Reading
Money is a touchy subject. This is especially true when dealing with the elderly or infirm. However, facilities cannot keep the lights on if the bills are not paid.… Continue Reading
@medlawblog on Twitter, <http://www.twitter.com/medlawblog>, now has 302 followers and is listed on 17 lists. We tweet and retweet about the latest in health care law and news. Please check us out on Twitter.… Continue Reading
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: Deductions for an individual with self-only coverage under a high deductible health plan: $3,050 … Continue Reading
