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FTLF - Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP / 2001 L Street NW, Second Floor, Washingtion DC 20036 / phone: (202) 466-8960 /  fax: (202) 293-8103

Marcie H. Zakheim 

Address: 2001 L Street N.W.
Second Floor
Washington, District of Columbia 20036

Phone: (202) 466-8960
E-mail: mzakheim@feldesmantucker.com
Fax: (202) 293-8103
Web site:    http://www.feldesmantucker.com
 


PositionAreas of PracticeEducation
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Professional Information

Marcie Zakheim specializes in health care law, particularly in the areas of Federal grants, grant-related requirements and grants management for health care services; non-profit corporation law, including governance; Medicare and Medicaid services, reimbursement, and legal requirements; provider networks and affiliations; corporate compliance programs for health care providers; and managed care contracting.   Ms. Zakheim's work includes:  

  • Assisting and providing advice to providers and provider-based consortia in maintaining compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements related to governance and operations, including evaluation, development and negotiation of organizational documents, corporate policies and procedures, and various types operational agreements.
  • Reviewing, developing and providing advice regarding Federal grant applications and management.
  • Review and analysis of, and drafting legislative proposals for, statutory and regulatory programs affecting the health care industry.

 

Ms. Zakheim is counsel to the National Association of Community Health Centers and provides technical assistance services and advice to various health care providers and provider-based consortia, national and state associations and public agencies across the country.   Ms. Zakheim also conducts a variety of training programs and presents seminars on issues related to health care implementation and operations, and has written various issues briefs, advisories, manuals and articles on such topics.

Prior to joining Feldesman Tucker, Ms. Zakheim worked as a consultant for the Center for Health Services Research and Policy within the School of Public Health and Health Services at the George Washington University Medical School , where she currently serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Policy. 

Current Employment Position(s):

Partner

Year Joined Organization:

1997

Areas of Practice:

Corporate & Business Law
Government Grants & Contracts
Health Law

Bar Admissions:

District of Columbia
California

Education:

The George Washington University Law School, Washington, District of Columbia, 1996 J.D.

State University of New York at Albany, Albany, NY, USA, 1983 B.S.
Honors: Cum Laude

Published Works:

The Grants Administration Handbook for Community and Migrant Health Centers (co-author), National Association of Community Health Centers, 2004

Affiliations Between Health Centers and other Community-Based Providers (co-author), National Association of Community Health Centers, 2004

Collaboration Options for the Provision of Primary Care and Behavioral Health Care Services (co-author), Texas Association of Community Health Centers, 2004

The NACHC Fraud and Abuse Manual (co-author), National Association of Community Health Centers, 2004

Increasing Access to Dental Care Through Public/Private Partnerships: Contracting Between Private Dentists and Federally Qualified Health Centers, (contributing author) (Burton L. Edelstein), Connecticut Health Foundation, 2003

Federally Qualified Health Centers: A Viable Alternative in the Current Crisis in Virginia Health Care? (M. Evans & M. Zakheim), The Virginia Health Lawyer, published by the Virginia State Bar, Health Law Section, 2003

The NACHC Corporate Compliance Development Program (co-author), National Association of Community Health Centers, 2002

Negotiating the New Health System: A Nationwide Study of Medicaid Managed Care Contracts, 1st - 4th Editions (S. Rosebaum, et al.), The George Washington University Medical Center, 1997-2001

The Devolution of Managed Care Contractor Duties: Analysis and Implications for Public Policy in Managed Behavioral Health Care, (S. Rosenbaum, et al.), The George Washington University Medical Center, 2001

An Evaluation of Agreements Between Managed Care Organizations and Community-Based Mental Illness and Addiction Disorder Treatment and Prevention Providers (S. Rosenbaum, et al.), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2000

Negotiating the New Health System: A Nationwide Study of Medicaid Managed Care Contracts, Special Report: Mental Illness and Addiction Disorder Treatment and Prevention (S. Rosebaum, et al.), The George Washington University Medical Center, 1998

A Guide for Providers of Mental Health and Addictive Disorder Services in Managed Care Contracting (J. Leifer, R. Schwartz & M. Zakheim), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 1998

Guidance for Certified Nurse-Midwives in Managed Care Contracting (J. Leifer, R. Schwartz & M. Zakheim), The American College of Nurse Midwives, 1997

The Community Health Forum Magazine (contributing author), National Association of Community Health Centers, November 2000 to present

Issue Briefs, Bulletins, Advisories, and Manuals on Various Health-related Topics, (co-author), National Association of Community Health Centers & Health Resources & Services Administration, 1998 to present

Issue Briefs, Bulletins, Advisories, and Manuals on Various Health-related Topics, (co-author), Health Resources and Services Administration, 2001-2002

Issue Briefs, Bulletins, Advisories, and Manuals on Various Health-related Topics, (co-author), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2001

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Training programs and seminars to health care professionals, national and state associations, and public agencies on health-related issues, including Federal grant applications; compliance with Federal requirements; corporate compliance programs; grants management, provider affiliations and networks; board roles and responsibilities; and managed care

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Policy, The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services

Professional Associations and Memberships:

American Health Lawyers Association

District of Columbia Bar Association, Health Law Section, Member


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