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SPOTLIGHT: IRS probe triggers firing of OH hospital exec
A publicly-owned health system based in Cleveland has fired its top facilities executives after an IRS inquiry suggesting that he accepted gifts from a construction firm. MetroHealth System dug into Read more...
Case study: WY hospital expands charity care
A Wyoming hospital has expanded its charity care policy to allow more patients to qualify for free care, one of many Read more...
CMS now says NPI must match IRS data
Providers have been going through some serious headaches already working to make sure they use their National Provider Identifier number properly and avoid getting claims bounced by Medicare. Now, Read more...
Not-for-profits face endowment spending pressure
As we recently reported in our sister publication FierceHealthcare, medical schools, including Harvard, have recently begun offering students much bigger subsidies on their tuition costs. Now, I Read more...
AHA says IRS form 990, Schedule H need revision
The American Hospital Association has filed a letter with the IRS arguing that the agency could do more to accommodate small, cash-strapped institutions in its instructions for filling out Form 990 Read more...
Crisis may change tax-exempt bond rating system
With public-finance markets in turmoil, and auction-rate bond interest rates spiking to unheard-of levels, officials are starting to pay attention to the way agencies evaluate bonds. Traditionally, Read more...
IRS seeking input on instructions for Form 990
As most FierceHealthFinance readers know, the IRS released a redesigned Form 990 last year. The new Form 990, which has sparked much discussion and controversy among not-for-profit healthcare Read more...
CA hospitals allowed to restructure debt
A group of six California hospitals and health systems won much-needed approval to restructure or refinance outstanding debt turned into a ticking time bomb by the bond crisis. The move follows Read more...
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