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.

Maryland Regulatory News - Spring 1998

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Home Health Update

Throughout 1997 and into 1998, the home health industry has been bombarded with new legislative and regulatory initiatives.

Going Public - What's in it for You?

Physicians, in increasing numbers, are selling their practices to for-profit companies in return for stock in these companies.

Did You Know? - Spring 1998

Ambulance Restocking.