Tag:ACO
IRS Ruling Threatens Future of Commercial ACOs, Cost-Reducing Healthcare Providers
Connie Zhang Associate Editor Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD 2018 Your healthcare may come from an accountable care organization, and you may not even know it. That could soon change now that the IRS has denied one commercial accountable care organization (ACO) the tax-exempt status granted to most nonprofit health care providers. …
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CMS Issues Proposed Rule Addressing Multiple Fraud and Abuse Concerns
Kaitlin Lavin Executive Editor Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD 2017 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently proposed a new rule in the Federal Register that addresses changes in Medicare payment policies. The proposed rule aims to inform providers of proper billing practices and prevent fraud and abuse. This post …
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