Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 156: Erik Whaley, President, Bon Secours St. Francis Foundation
Joining Forces: Consolidation Through Member Substitutions
K&L Gates Triage: 340B Eligibility - Hospital Covered Entities
This week in New York, many leading health systems came together for the long-running Not-For-Profit Health Care Investors Conference, now sponsored by Barclays, HFMA and the American Hospital Association. The conference...more
On this week’s episode, Matthew and Heather chat with Erik Whaley, President of the Bon Secours St. Francis Foundation, a charitable organization supporting the health system’s mission. Tune in to hear Erik share how he got...more
Hospices are increasingly looking to buy, consolidate, or merge to achieve administrative efficiencies and expand operations for growth. A common approach among nonprofit hospices is to combine through a member substitution....more
In a prior post, we discussed the FTC’s recently-issued Proposed Rule that would, if finalized in its current form, and with only limited exceptions, prohibit employers from using non-compete clauses. With respect the...more
Across the U.S., many large, non-profit health systems, hospitals, and healthcare providers pay little, if any, property taxes. The long-held property tax exemption is under attack from revenue-hungry tax authorities. Jared...more
A recent trial court decision could have significant, long-term consequences for the financial models of Pennsylvania non-profit healthcare providers. Ruling that three non-profit Chester County hospitals of the Reading,...more
In June of 2020, Husch Blackwell alerted non-profit healthcare organizations and higher education institutions of the availability of FEMA Public Assistance (PA) Program disaster relief funds pursuant to then published FEMA...more
The FCC’s Connected Care Pilot Program is poised to defray eligible health care providers’ costs of providing certain telehealth services. On September 3, 2020, the FCC issued additional information and guidance for potential...more
Four separate government releases coming over a three-week period have once again highlighted the intense interest in the 340B drug pricing program, with a federal agency and two government watchdog groups issuing guidance...more
It is widely recognized that the public-charity tax exemption in the Arkansas Constitution covers charitable hospitals, provided they meet certain criteria established by Arkansas Supreme Court case law. But what about a free...more
While Ohio law presumes that all real estate is taxable, hospitals can achieve substantial tax savings by seeking exemption from real property taxation for property they own and use to provide health care services pursuant to...more
Nonprofit hospitals added almost $40 billion to their bottom lines in the last year and lavished a $3.5 million average salary on their chiefs. But their relentless grubbing for cash apparently was unsated still. The...more
The Georgia Legislature recently passed House Bill 321 (the Act) adding a new code section (O.C.G.A. §31-7-22), which imposes significant financial and business transparency requirements on certain hospitals in Georgia,...more
• Based on a new review of nonprofit hospitals by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), a congressional investigation is expected that directly requests a number of specific hospitals to answer...more
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) – one of Pennsylvania’s largest health systems – is refusing to negotiate a contract with Highmark – one of Pennsylvania’s largest insurers....more
Ohio Department of Health (ODH) alignment recommendations apply to each tax-exempt hospital, defined as a nonprofit or government-owned hospital, that is exempt from income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue...more
Having settled many of its attacks on pension plans sponsored by several large church-affiliated healthcare organizations, the plaintiff’s bar appears to be shifting focus to pension and welfare benefit plans maintained by a...more
Yesterday, the Illinois Supreme Court issued a decision in Oswald v. Hamer marking the latest chapter in a controversy dating to 2003. The decision finds that Section 15-86 of the Illinois Property Tax Code, which provides a...more
In what is becoming a steady trend, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) published another favorable opinion for an arrangement seeking to implement programs that support and engage family members who are increasingly...more
Yesterday, the Illinois Supreme Court heard oral argument in Oswald v. Beard, a case challenging the constitutionality of the statute exempting most hospitals from paying any property taxes. ...more
Last week, Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled his proposed $168 billion budget for fiscal year 2019, which proposes several changes to New York’s healthcare landscape. Among other things, the budget contains amendments that would...more
Over the past decade, the Healthcare Industry has been accustom to being center stage in political debates, but while medical providers and facilities did not have a prominent role in the latest political drama, the far...more
Recently, there have been several noteworthy developments in the controversy surrounding property tax exemptions for Illinois hospitals. For the past decade we’ve been providing updates as this issue progressed through the...more
On October 18, 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced a $2.14 million settlement with St. Joseph Health (“St. Joseph”), a non-profit integrated Catholic healthcare delivery...more
On February 25, 2016, Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy issued Executive Order No. 51 (Executive Order), which establishes a taskforce (Taskforce) to study and provide recommendations on the state’s certificate of need...more