title: Tax and Medicare aspects of hospital malpractice insurance. Part 1.
abstract: This first part of a two-part article on how tax laws and Medicare regulations affect hospital malpractice insurance discusses self-insurance mechanisms, particularly trust funds. Relationships among tax exemptions, Medicare and other intermediaries' reimbursements, investment income from such funds, and payments to and from the funds are examined.
mesh_terms: D007183:Income Tax / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007351:Insurance, Liability / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007449:Investments / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007882:Legislation, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States