Tag: credit
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Tips for Preserving Tax Deductions in 2018
Starting this year, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act limits an individual’s or a couple’s federal tax deduction for state and local taxes (SALT) to $10,000. SALT deductions include deductions on state and local income, sales and property taxes. High-income earners, such as physicians, frequently have a SALT deduction far exceeding the new $10,000 cap…
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CMS Issues More Protections to Physicians from Health Plan Credit Card Fees
In 2016 the Medical Association passed legislation to prevent physicians from unknowingly accepting virtual credit cards (VCC) and their hidden fees as a form of payment from health insurance companies and RCOs, even though the Medicaid RCO system in Alabama now appears to be defunct. Now, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has…
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What If No One Was on Call [at the Legislature]?
2017 Legislative Recap In times of illness, injury and emergency, patients depend on their physicians. But what if no one was on call? Public health would be in jeopardy. However, the same holds true during a legislative session. What would happen if the Medical Association was not on call, advocating for you and your patients…