Media Mentions
2011
“Back in the Game: AHA’s Numbers Up as Investments Drive Income”
Modern Healthcare, August 22, 2011
Robert Louthian III, commenting on the American Hospital Association’s 40% 2010 increase in lobbying expenses, contended that, “Given the critical importance of healthcare reform, and the fact that AHA is one of the leading associations representing that industry, I don’t think the increase in lobbying expenditures year over year is anything particularly unusual or unexpected.”
Robert C. Louthian III, Health
“Healthcare Reform: Tax-Exempt Hospitals and Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)”
Health Lawyers Weekly, April 29, 2011
Robert Louthian III warned of the apparent IRS position that ACO activities in themselves do not meet the charitable 501(c) exemption for nonprofit hospitals. There may be possible tax-exempt hospital compliance in providing Medicare and Medicaid services through ACOs if there is no “proscribed inurement of net earnings or more than incidental private benefit for the private parties.” Otherwise, the authors wrote, “the IRS has suggested by negative implication” that participation in private payor ACOs is not a charitable activity.
Robert C. Louthian III, Health
2007
McDermott client Murphy Oil Corporation was profiled in The Washington Post on January 31 for its contribution to the El Dorado Promise foundation, a scholarship program for El Dorado, Arkansas public school students. The foundation was established with the assistance of Robert Louthian and Robin Greenhouse. Murphy Oil contacted Ms. Greenhouse for assistance, and Mr. Louthian was instrumental in establishing the foundation and is currently in the process of obtaining a tax-exemption for the foundation.
Robin L. Greenhouse, Robert C. Louthian III, Health, Tax Exemption
