Tax manager Jeremy Wilson authored the article “Expand Wealth with Tax-Efficient Portfolio Management,” for the December 2014 issue of Estate Planning. Over the years, high net worth families have implemented …
Federal Fiscal Year 2015 Update to Urban and Rural Delineations
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) included in the federal fiscal year 2015 inpatient final rule an update to the most recent Office of Management and Budget’s metropolitan area …
Affordable Care Act’s Transitional Reinsurance Program
As mandated by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), health insurance issuers and self-funded group health plans are required to pay a reinsurance fee to the Transitional Reinsurance Program over the next three years, …
Georgia Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Surveys for 2015 Payment Data
The Department of Community Health (DCH) issued a memorandum dated August 29, 2014, concerning the 2015 DSH Data Survey. This memorandum directs hospitals to www.dch.georgia.gov where the SFY 2015 DSH …
Charles Horne Quoted in Georgia Health News Article on Freestanding Emergency Departments Targeting Suburbs
Draffin & Tucker partner Charles Horne was quoted in the article, “Freestanding ERs Target Suburbs, Rural Panel Told,” that ran Aug. 28, 2014, in Georgia Health News. The article discusses …
Low Volume Hospital Adjustments for FFY 2014
It has come to our attention Cahaba GBA had a system issue and was not able to reprocess numerous claims to add the low volume hospital adjustment (LVHA) to FY 2014 Medicare …
Low Volume Hospital Payment Adjustments for FFY 2015
The Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 extends the relaxed qualifying criteria for the low volume hospital payment adjustment through March 31, 2015. Under the relaxed criteria, the payment increases …
Medicaid Nursing Facility Rates Effective July 1, 2014
Pending CMS approval, effective for services provided on or after July 1, 2014, Medicaid nursing facility rates will include an update to the 2012 Medicaid cost report and the 2012 RSMeans cost per …
2013 DCH Hospital Financial Survey – Medicaid Contractuals
Subsequent to a recent GHA webinar discussing the Department of Community Health’s 2013 Hospital Financial Survey (HFS), Myers & Stauffer sent some questions and answers to providers that were raised during the webinar. …
Kathryn Fletcher Enters Partner in Training Program
The partners of Draffin & Tucker, LLP would like to congratulate Kathryn Fletcher as she enters the Partner in Training program. Kathryn joined the firm in 2001 and has worked diligently …