Physician-Owned Hospitals (including LTACHs) Safe . . . For Now: SCHIP Bill Passes without Provision Restricting Physician Ownership or Investment Interests

Posted by Jason Greis on February 5, 2009 under Articles | Be the First to Comment

President Obama signed the State Children’s Health Insurance Program bill into law on Wednesday, February 4, 2009, which will eable approximately seven million children to continue to have medical coverage through the program, and which will also allow an additional four million to sign up.   President Obama called the bill “a first step toward fulfilling a campaign pledge to provide insurance for all Americans.”  Read More...

Charity Case Standards are Key Issue on Senator Charles Grassley’s 2009 Health Care Agenda

Posted by Jason Greis on December 29, 2008 under Articles | Be the First to Comment

Three of my colleagues recently wrote the below Client Update.  Non-profit LTACHs should closely monitor the ongoing legislative efforts of the Senate Finance Committee and its lead advocate of establishing quantitative charity care and community benefit standards, Senator Charles Grassley.  Non-profit LTACHs should also be congnizant of ongoing state and IRS activities to update financial reporting requirements for not-profit hospitals. Read More...