Did You Know? - Fall 1998

Health Planning Authority.

A Securities Law Primer

Doctors are increasingly finding themselves owners of interests in various health care companies. For example, some doctors are trading their practices for stock in practice management companies.

Voluntary Hospital Compliance Programs May No Longer Be Voluntary

On February 11, 1998, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), of the Department of Health and Human Services, released the long awaited "Compliance Program Guidance for Hospitals" to help hospit

Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 Impacts Tax-Exempts

The federal Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 (the Act) contains several provisions of importance to tax-exempt health care organizations.

SEC Breaks New Ground for Medical Group

Securities law problems and expenses not only arise when new companies are formed, but also arise later in a company's life.

Proposed Stark II Regulations

The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), of the Department of Health and Human Services, has recently published its long-awaited proposed Stark II regulations.

Maryland Regulatory News - Summer 1998

1. In March, the Health Care Access and Cost Commission released its Annual Report on Expenditures and Utilization based on 1996 health care costs.

Did You Know? - Summer 1998

Disclosure of Insurance Payments to Providers. Did you know that pursuant to Maryland legislation passed in 1997, the Insurance Commissioner and the Health Care Access and Cost Commission

1998 Maryland Legislative Session

The Maryland General Assembly appears to have adopted a "do no harm" strategy in 1998. Although many health care measures were proposed, few were enacted.
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