Marcie H. Zakheim
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 and legal requirements; federal health care fraud and abuse law; 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, administration 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 counsels 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, seminars and webinars on issues related to health care governance, implementation and operations, and has written various issues briefs, information bulletins, advisories, manuals and articles on a wide array of health care-related issues.
Prior to joining Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP, Ms. Zakheim worked as a consultant for the George Washington University (GWU) School of Public Health and Health Services (formerly the Center for Health Services, Research and Policy) within the George Washington University Medical School. Currently, she serves as a contractor to the School of Public Health and Health Services and serves as a part-time Professorial Lecturer of Health Policy.
- 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., Cum Laude
- District of Columbia Bar Association, Health Law Section, Member
- 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; effective nonprofit governance, including board roles and responsibilities; and managed care contracting.
- Professorial Lecturer of Health Policy, The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services
- Marcie H. Zakheim (Co-Author), A Natural Fit: Collaborations Between Community Health Centers and Family Planning Clinics, Policy Research Brief #26, Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative, October 2011.
- Marcie H. Zakheim (Co-Author), Assessing and Addressing Legal Barriers to the Clinical Integration of Community Health Centers and Other Community Providers, The Commonwealth Fund, July 2011.
- Marcie H. Zakheim (Co-Author), Partnerships between Federally Qualified Health Centers and Local Health Departments for Engaging in the Development of a Community Based System of Care, Nat’l Ass’n of Community Health Centers (October 2010)
- Marcie H. Zakheim (Co-Author), Affiliations between Health Centers and Local Correctional Facilities to Provide Continuity of Care to Offenders, Community Oriented Correctional Health Services (2009)
- Marcie H. Zakheim (Co-Author), The Grants Administration Handbook for Community and Migrant Health Centers, Nat’l Ass’n of Community Health Centers (2004).
- Marcie H. Zakheim (Co-Author), Affiliations between Health Centers and Other Community-Based Providers, Nat’l Ass’n of Community Health Centers (2004).
- Marcie H. Zakheim (Co-Author), Collaboration Options for the Provision of Primary Care and Behavioral Health Care Services, Tex. Ass’n of Community Health Centers (2004).
- Marcie H. Zakheim (Co-Author), The NACHC Fraud and Abuse Manual, Nat’l Ass’n of Community Health Centers (2004).
- Marcie H. Zakheim (Contributing Author), Increasing Access to Dental Care Through Public/Private Partnerships: Contracting Between Private Dentists and Federally Qualified Health Centers, (Burton L. Edelstein), Connecticut Health Foundation, 2003.
- Marcie H. Zakheim (Co-Author), Federally Qualified Health Centers: A Viable Alternative in the Current Crisis in Virginia Health Care?, The Va. Health Lawyer (Va. State Bar Health Law Section, 2003).
- Marcie H. Zakheim (Co-Author), The NACHC Corporate Compliance Development Program, Nat’l Ass’n of Community Health Centers (2002).
- Marcie H. Zakheim (Contributing Author), Negotiating the New Health System: A Nationwide Study of Medicaid Managed Care Contracts, 1st - 4th Editions, The Geo. Wash. U. Medical Center (1997-2001).
- Marcie H. Zakheim (Contributing Author), The Devolution of Managed Care Contractor Duties: Analysis and Implications for Public Policy in Managed Behavioral Health Care, The Geo. Wash. U. Medical Center (2001).
- Marcie H. Zakheim (Co-Author), Series of Issue Briefs: The Impact of the Consumer Bill of Rights on Behavioral Health Providers, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Admin. (2001).
- Marcie H. Zakheim (Contributing Author), An Evaluation of Agreements Between Managed Care Organizations and Community-Based Mental Illness and Addiction Disorder Treatment and Prevention Providers, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Admin. (2000).
- Marcie H. Zakheim (Contributing Author), Negotiating the New Health System: A Nationwide Study of Medicaid Managed Care Contracts, Special Report: Mental Illness and Addiction Disorder Treatment and Prevention, The Geo. Wash. U. Medical Center (1998).
- Marcie H. Zakheim (Contributing Author), A Guide for Providers of Mental Health and Addictive Disorder Services in Managed Care Contracting, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Admin. (1998).
- Marcie H. Zakheim (Contributing Author), Guidance for Certified Nurse-Midwives in Managed Care Contracting, The Am. College of Nurse Midwives (1997).
On-Going Publications
- Marcie H. Zakheim (Contributing Author and Regular Columnist), The Community Health Forum Magazine, Nat’l Ass’n of Community Health Centers (November 2000 to present).
- Marcie H. Zakheim (Co-Author), Issue Briefs, Bulletins, Advisories, Manuals and Training Curriculum on Various Health-Related Topics, Nat’l Ass’n of Community Health Centers & Health Resources & Services Admin. (1998 to present).
