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PPACA: IRS Eyes Nonprofit Hospitals
By Allison BellThe Internal Revenue Service is starting to look to see whether tax-exempt hospitals are conducting enough community benefit activities to justify their exemptions.
April 21, 2011
Save Room for DessertEditor-in-Chief Bill Coffin questions why health insurers aren't aggressively promoting wellness initiatives.
April 21, 2011
IASB, FASB Might Complete Insurance Standard in 2012The International Accounting Standards Board and the Financial Accounting Standards Board say they might wait until the first half of 2012 to complete work on a new insurance contract accounting standard.
April 21, 2011
Kevin Clinton to Succeed Ken Ross in MichiganMichigan Gov. Rick Snyder has picked Kevin Clinton to be the new commissioner of the Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation.
April 21, 2011
Senior health update: Some forgetful after hospital stayA study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine shows that following a stay in the hospital, some seniors suffer temporary memory and cognition problems which could result in difficulty remembering or understanding discharge instructions.
April 21, 2011
'Common sense' bill would change Medicare requirementA bill to cover seniors' need for skilled nursing care following an observational stay at a hospital is making its way through Congress.
April 21, 2011
Industry Lauds Repeal of PPACA Provision for "Free-Choice" VouchersInsurance agents and employers are breathing a sigh of relief that Congress has repealed a healthcare reform law provision that would have required employers to offer low-income employees so-called "free-choice" vouchers starting in 2014.
April 21, 2011
PPACA: IRS Eyes Nonprofit HospitalsThe Internal Revenue Service is starting to look to see whether tax-exempt hospitals are conducting enough community benefit activities to justify their exemptions.