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.
Paying the PCORI Fee in 2016 (Plan Years Ending in 2015) 1  Under the ACA, all medical plans are assessed a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCORI) fee by the IRS, based on the number of plan participants. If the plan is fully insured, the insurance company pays the fee on behalf of the policyholder.