Link the goals of your grant proposal back to your need statement. To more effectively hook grant reviewers, use visionary words in your goals. Try terms such as decrease, deliver, develop, establish, improve, increase, produce, and provide. A goal is only as good as the objectives that go with it.
Calculating the fee. The PCORI Fee is equal to $1 per covered life for each plan or policy year ending on or after Oct. 1, 2012, and before Oct. 1, 2013. The fee then increases to $2 per covered life for each plan or policy year ending on or after Oct. 1, 2013, and before Oct. 1, 2014.
IRS Publishes Healthcare Reform PCORI Fee Increase for 2014-2015. The Internal Revenue Service recently published IRS Notice 2014-56, adjusting the amount of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fee for plans ending on or after October 1, 2014 and before October 1, 2015.