Here When You Need Us Throughout the pandemic, our team has collaborated to implement creative and resourceful solutions to meet the needs of our clients in this uniquely challenging time. While our Chambliss Conference Center is open for scheduled in-person meetings, we continue to be available Continue Reading
HHS Announces 60-Day Grace Period for PRF Reporting and $25.5 Billion in COVID-19 Provider Funding
On Friday, September 10, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced several developments related to the Provider Relief Fund (PRF). 60-Day Grace Period First, HHS announced a 60-day grace period (beginning on October 1, 2021, and ending on November 30, 2021) for the Continue Reading
How “Mean” Is the House Ways and Means Committee Tax Proposal?
On Monday, September 13, 2021, the House Ways and Means Committee released a draft of its proposed tax legislation and a summary of the major provisions. The proposed legislation, if enacted, would push higher tax rates on corporations, investors, and high-income business owners, limit several Continue Reading
Breaking News: President Biden Announces Plan to Require Large Private Companies to Mandate COVID Vaccine
In an 11-page memo released this afternoon, President Biden presented a multi-prong plan to combat the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. Among other things, the plan indicates that there will be new COVID-related requirements imposed on large private employers and also on health care employers, Continue Reading
Estate Planning Update – 08.17.21
Tax and Estate Planning for Cryptocurrency By: David Hunter & Nick Nester In the past year, the global market capitalization of cryptocurrency has grown exponentially, reaching a high of $2.56 trillion on May 11, 2021. Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange, has more than 68 million Continue Reading
SBA Discontinues Reliance on Loan Necessity Questionnaires
On July 29, 2021, the Department of the Treasury published updates to its Paycheck Protection Program FAQs. The updates come in response to the Small Business Administration's (SBA) decision to discontinue the use of its Loan Necessity Questionnaires (SBA Forms 3509 and 3510). In October Continue Reading
HHS and Other Agencies Issue Interim Final Rule on Surprise Billing
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Labor, Department of the Treasury, and the Office of Personnel Management issued an interim final rule with a comment period on the issues of patient surprise billing and high patient cost-sharing for health care Continue Reading
Colorado Privacy Act Passes With Nationwide Implications for Businesses
After California and Virginia, Colorado recently became the third state to pass a comprehensive consumer data privacy bill. Although this new Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) overlaps with the California and Virginia privacy laws, it differs from those laws in some respects. For example, it does not Continue Reading
Georgia Legislative Update — Telehealth and Other Health Care Developments
During the recently concluded 2021 legislative session, the Georgia General Assembly passed a number of health care-related bills that will affect providers across the state. Below is a summary of the updated Telehealth Act along with additional relevant legislation. Georgia Telehealth Act The Continue Reading
Now Open: Provider Relief Fund Portal for Reporting
On July 1, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) opened its Provider Relief Fund Reporting Portal through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Remember, this first 90-day reporting window — closing on September 30, 2021 — is for reporting by Provider Continue Reading