Additional hints that the Internal Revenue Service will be unlikely to give so-called commercial Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) tax-exempt status emerged last week. The Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities (ACT) published its Report of Recommendations on June 8, and it added to industry-watchers’ suspicions that obtaining tax-exempt status will be an uphill battle for ACOs that do not participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP).
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