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July 26, 2021
On July 20th, HRSA hosted a Reporting Technical Assistance Session regarding the Provider Relief Funds Portal. A few members of the Blue & Co. team attended this online session and […]
July 20, 2021
New HCPCS codes related to consolidated billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities goes into effect, Oct. 1, 2021. CMS states that this will impact any SNF that “bill Medicare Administrative Contractors […]
July 08, 2021
The 340B Program has seen a lot of changes in 2021. Join Blue & Co.’s Apexus Advanced 340B Experts for a webinar on Thursday, July 15 at 12:00 p.m. In […]
July 06, 2021
The PRF reporting portal opened last Thursday as previously announced. There’s a lot to review but the biggest update was to the lost revenues calculations, which will hopefully be welcomed […]
June 28, 2021
Staying Ahead of the CMS Auditor: Why Documentation in Outpatient Rehabilitation Matters The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) suspended audits between March and August of 2020 to allow […]
June 24, 2021
This is the year for many changes in healthcare and the physician coding changes that were announced in March 2021 are just one piece of that. Evaluation and Management services […]
June 17, 2021
After months of relative silence and the 6/30/21 deadline to use PRF funds looming, HHS released updated reporting requirements Friday afternoon. There are both new and familiar concepts in the […]
June 10, 2021
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 authorized $460 million of additional funding through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to more than 4,600 eligible RHCs for the […]
June 08, 2021
Join us on Monday June 21st at 12:00 p.m. EST, for a free webinar entitled Staying Ahead of the CMS Auditor: Why Documentation in Outpatient Rehabilitation Matters. In this session, you will learn […]
June 02, 2021
Every day your organization goes through different transactions that could require your financial statements to be audited by an independent certified public accountant (CPA) firm. So, what triggers an audit? […]
May 27, 2021
On May 26, 2021, the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) posted the Rural Health Clinic Vaccine Confidence Grant. HRSA will award all […]
May 19, 2021
Last week the Center for Medicare Services (CMS) posted an interim final rule and Memo QS0-21-19-NH for infection control requirements for long-term care. These regulations go into effect on May […]
May 10, 2021
On Tuesday May 4, 2021, President Biden announced three new COVID-19 initiatives impacting RHCs. Nearly $1 billion of funding is being made available as part of the American Rescue Plan […]
May 05, 2021
There is a new audit trend coming down the pipeline that could impact your charity reimbursement for Medicare bad debt. In the past there was no enforcement of statements being […]
May 03, 2021
Anyone who works in the healthcare industry knows that their organization takes steps to protect patient health information under a series of guidelines known as HIPAA. There are several provisions […]
Webinars
August 13, 2025
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be initiating new Minimum Data Set (MDS) audits through iQIES. Understanding the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Validation Program and its requirements […]
August 04, 2025
On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed into law the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”, a sweeping budget reconciliation package that includes more than $1 trillion in estimated federal […]
July 31, 2025
Beginning June 7, 2024, Indiana Medicaid launched a transformative new program: PathWays, a managed long-term service and support (MLTSS) initiative designed to streamline care for aging Hoosiers. This program partners […]
July 29, 2025
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has set the annual recertification period for the 340B Drug Pricing Program for hospitals to begin on August 11, 2025, and end on […]
July 28, 2025
In the ever-evolving healthcare landscape, prioritizing initiatives to improve margins is essential for maintaining financial stability. In our previous video and article, we discussed how a healthcare system on the […]
July 24, 2025
Hospitals that submit wage index data have the opportunity to request geographic reclassification. For facilities that qualify, they can experience significant increases in both base Diagnosis-Related Group (“DRG”) and Outpatient […]
Resources
The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) signed into law on July 4, 2025, brings several favorable planning opportunities for our clients in the manufacturing and distribution (M&D) industry.![]()
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Join Blue & Co. for a live webinar on August 20th where our Manufacturing and Distribution Services Leadership team will dive into planning considerations and other key provisions of OBBB that impact the Manufacturing and Distribution industry, including:![]()
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• Depreciation planning![]()
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• The “fix” for Section 174 requirements to capitalize and amortize R&E costs![]()
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• Interest expense limitation changes![]()
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• Termination of energy credits![]()
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• New overtime wage deduction![]()
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• Individual tax planning topics![]()
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The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) brings several favorable planning opportunities for those in construction and real estate. Join Blue & Co.'s Construction and Real Estate Services Team leadership for a live webinar built specifically for contractors, developers, and real estate investors. We’ll walk through the most relevant updates and share practical advice to help you make sense of the new rules and apply them to your business.![]()
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- Capex tax planning strategies for enhanced depreciation deductions ![]()
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- Favorable changes to the business interest deduction![]()
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- Residential construction contract accounting![]()
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- “No tax” on overtime![]()
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- Taxable REIT subsidiaries ![]()
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- Changes to clean energy incentives![]()
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- Qualified Opportunity Zones enhancement![]()
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Tailored for industry professionals, this session will spotlight the most consequential tax changes and explore how they intersect with your operations—equipping you with the foresight and tools to make informed, strategic decisions.![]()
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