Regardless of size, all employers that provide self-insured health coverage to their employees must file an annual return reporting certain information for each employee they cover. In accordance with the Affordable Care Act, …
Low Volume Hospital Payment Adjustments for FFY 2016
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 extends the relaxed qualifying criteria for the low volume hospital payment adjustment through September 30, 2017. Under the relaxed criteria, the payment increases are applicable …
Draffin & Tucker Responds to FASB Request for Comment on Proposed Accounting Standards Update, Not-for-Profit Entities (Topic 958) and Health Care Entities (Topic 954): Presentation of Financial Statements of Not-for-Profit Entities
To read the full response to FASB’s request for comment, please click here.
2014 Hospital Financial Survey
July 31, 2015, is the deadline for filing the 2014 Hospital Financial Survey (HFS), Financial Statement Reconciliation Addendum, and ICTF Addendum. The forms and instructions can be accessed on the Georgia Department of Community …
SFY 2015 Hospital Outpatient UPL Payments
In a memorandum dated June 29, 2015, from John Upchurch, the Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) communicated the process of the State Fiscal Year 2015 Hospital Outpatient Upper Payment Limit (UPL) payments. …
SFY 2015 Indigent Care Trust Fund Final Payments
The Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) has communicated to providers in a memorandum dated May 13 that DCH is preparing to make final payments for the State Fiscal Year …
SFY 2015 Nursing Home UPL Payments
In a memorandum dated April 9, 2015, from John Upchurch, the Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) communicated the process of the State Fiscal Year 2015 Nursing Home Upper Payment Limit (UPL) …
FFY 2017 Wage Index Initial PUF Review and Timeline
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently posted the preliminary unaudited FFY 2017 wage index public use file on their website. The file contains Worksheet S-3, Parts II and III wage data …
Tibble vs. Edison – Supreme Court Ruling
The Supreme Court issued its ruling on the Tibble vs. Edison International case on May 18, 2015. The case involved a lawsuit brought by employees of Edison International against their employer for offering …
CMS Wage Index Public Use Files
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the final wage index and occupational mix public use files which will be used to determine the area wage index for the …