The IRS and its role in the Affordable Care Act
Mary Agnes Carey talks to Joanna Kerpen, a partner at the law firm McDermott Will & Emery, about the role of the IRS in implementing and enforcing provisions of the health law after recent...
View ArticleThe future of HIPAA: No privacy protection, just government funding through...
As my head reels at the implications of the IRS scandal mushrooming in Washington, the IRS’s recently disclosed ability to access e-mails without warrant, the intricacy of the NSA PRISM wiretap...
View ArticleThe IRS has the power — and the will — to ration healthcare
As Americans watch congressional hearings on the Internal Revenue Service, they should ask themselves what […]
View ArticleGrassroots organization launches “Refuse to Enroll” campaign to combat Obamacare
The Citizens Council for Healthcare Freedom (CCHF) has launched its “Refuse to Enroll” campaign, with […]
View ArticlePre-Hatch-Waxman paper NDAs could get a break from branded Rx drug fee
By Alan M. Kirschenbaum – Beginning with CY 2011, Section 9008 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) has imposed an annual fee on manufacturers and importers of “branded...
View ArticleThe IRS isn’t concerned about Obamacare, Aduro Biotech IPO lives up to the...
The head of the IRS isn’t even worrying about the results from the Supreme Court case subsidy ruling. And let’s all reflect on the Aduro IPO – because it is kind of a big deal.
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Medtronic pays the price for acquiring a company with tax debt discrepancies
Medtronic is now stuck with a nearly $221 million tax dispute with the Internal Revenue Service as a result of buying Covidien last year.
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Should the IRS help identify uninsured patients and direct them to benefits?
The Urban Institute said the federal government could do more to find the uninsured by tapping into data it collects from other assistance programs.
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IRS may deny tax-exempt status to commercial ACOs
An IRS report last week added to industry-watchers’ suspicions that obtaining tax-exempt status will be an uphill battle for ACOs that do not participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program.
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New IRS rule opens up preventive care coverage for chronic disease by...
Applicable products and services include insulin, ACE inhibitors, inhaled corticosteroids, retinopathy screenings, glucometers, statins and SSRIs.
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