Medicare Advantage pays 10 cents less on the dollar, hospitals say — and a new CFO task force is born to fight it
Hospitals are getting shortchanged by Medicare Advantage insurers to the tune of 10 cents on every dollar, according to Ensemble, …
Hundreds of thousands of seniors could lose their hospital — and the money fight behind it explains why
There’s a letter that could be sitting in a mailbox right now saying a hospital trusted for decades won’t take …
What Is the Gag Clause Prohibition Compliance Attestation?
QUESTION: We have heard there is a reporting requirement for group health plans relating to the prohibition against gag clauses …
Proposed Regulations Would Limit STLDI, Curtail Fixed Indemnity as Excepted Benefits, Make Tax Treatment Clarifications
Proposed Regulations Fact Sheet The DOL, HHS, and IRS have jointly proposed regulations that would limit the permissible duration of …
2021 Inflation Adjusted Amounts for Health Savings Accounts
In a Revenue Procedure, the IRS has released the 2021 inflation adjusted amounts for Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). Background. A …
IRS Creates Coronavirus Website
IRS has created a new website, irs.gov/coronavirus, that IRS says is “focused on steps to help taxpayers, businesses and others …
High Deductible Health Plans Can Offer COVID-19 Coverage Without Cost Sharing
In a Notice and accompanying News Release, the IRS has provided that a high deductible health plan (HDHP) will not …