Hospitals want Opioid Settlement Dollars

[drusso]

Kasich, Gee group to push opioid settlement toward hospitals

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — West Virginia University President Gordon Gee and former Ohio Gov. John Kasich are creating a nonprofit that will fight to steer cash from any national opioid settlement to...

www.apnews.com

“Under IRS rules, the new tax-exempt nonprofit — which can raise unlimited amounts and not disclose its donors to the public — must “primarily” engage in social welfare and helping the community, meaning at least half its budget has to go to activities such as education rather than to political lobbying. Gee said a companion entity is planned whose collections can be spent more freely.”

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[Ducttape]

Well, better than going all to the state capitals...

 

[drusso]

Well, better than going all to the state capitals...

I disagree. No financial accountability/ disclosure in non-profit hospital sector. I can’t file a request for public information, etc...

My concern is that opioid settlement dollars will subsidize SOS differential and be shifted to subsidize employed MD salaries.

 

[lobelsteve]

I disagree. No financial accountability/ disclosure in non-profit hospital sector. I can’t file a request for public information, etc...

My concern is that opioid settlement dollars will subsidize SOS differential and be shifted to subsidize employed MD salaries.

Yeah right. You think the admin would share with the docs? Not likely.

 

[cowboydoc]

I disagree. No financial accountability/ disclosure in non-profit hospital sector. I can’t file a request for public information, etc...

My concern is that opioid settlement dollars will subsidize SOS differential and be shifted to subsidize employed MD salaries.

If a tree falls in the woods and Dr. Usso isn't around to hear it, is SOS still to blame?

 

[drusso]

If a tree falls in the woods and Dr. Usso isn't around to hear it, is SOS still to blame?

Can you think of anything that distorts health markets more than SOS? Such lousy public policy...thank God site-neutrality will end this nonsense...

 

[cowboydoc]

Can you think of anything that distorts health markets more than SOS? Such lousy public policy...thank God site-neutrality will end this nonsense...

Don't disagree with that at all. I'm not sure the opioid settlement funds will be a meaningful contributor to your primary concern.

 

[drusso]

Don't disagree with that at all. I'm not sure the opioid settlement funds will be a meaningful contributor to your primary concern.

Good overview of the topic. Bottom line: Whenever hospitals ask for money, it never comes back to support Independent MD's...

https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/2018-12/i18-cms-report4.pdf

https://www.acponline.org/acp_policy/letters/letter_to_cms_on_outpatient_prospective_payment_system_2018.pdf