Marcie H. Zakheim - Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP

Partner

A partner at the firm, Marcie H. Zakheim specializes in health care law, particularly in the areas of federal grants, grant-related requirements and grants management related to the federal health center program. Health centers turn to Ms. Zakheim as a resource for knowing not only the letter of the law, but also the likely interpretation of requirements by federal policymakers, including the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

At the same time, Ms. Zakheim utilizes her experience to advocate at the federal level for greater legal and policy flexibility to support the health center program and promote innovation in service delivery. Ms. Zakheim counsels the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) and provides technical assistance services and advice to various health care providers (including health centers) and provider-based consortia, national and state associations, and public agencies across the country.

Ms. Zakheim also brings her knowledge directly to the field by furnishing a variety of training and education workshops to NACHC, State and Regional Primary Care Associations, and individual health centers and other providers. Ms. Zakheim 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.

Representative Matters

Conducting on-site preventive and preparatory reviews for providers.
Assisting and providing advice and legal document development and review to providers and provider-based consortia in collaboration and community partnerships.
Reviewing, developing and providing advice regarding federal grant applications and other submissions to regulatory agencies.
Assisting and providing advice to health centers on compliance with federal programmatic and grant requirements impacting governance, management and operations.
Evaluating and analyzing statutory and regulatory programs affecting health centers, and drafting legislative, regulatory and policy proposals, comments and field advice in connection with such programs, as well as reviewing and drafting appropriate legal documents.

Prior to joining the firm, 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 part-time Professorial Lecturer of Health Policy to the School of Public Health and Health Services.

Ms. Zakheim’s advice and counsel assist health centers in applying flexible, creative solutions that enable them to fulfill legal requirements while also meeting the unique needs of their communities and patients.

Published Works

Marcie H. Zakheim, Co-Author, Service Area Overlap Toolkit, National Association of Community Health Centers (June 2015)
Marcie H. Zakheim, Co-Author, Managed Care Handbook: A Practical Guide for Health Centers, National Association of Community Health Centers (January 2012)
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, 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, revised 2011)
Marcie H. Zakheim, Co-Author, Affiliations Between Health Centers and Other Community-Based Providers, National Association of Community Health Centers (August 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, National Association 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, National Association of Community Health Centers (2004)
Marcie H. Zakheim, Co-Author, Collaboration Options for the Provision of Primary Care and Behavioral Health Care Services, Texas Association of Community Health Centers (2004)
Marcie H. Zakheim, Co-Author, The NACHC Fraud and Abuse Manual, National Association of Community Health Centers (2004)
Marcie H. Zakheim & Molly S. Evans, Federally Qualified Health Centers: A Viable Alternative in the Current Crisis in Virginia Health Care?, The Virginia Health Lawyer, Virginia State Bar Health Law Section (2003)
Marcie H. Zakheim, Contributing Author, Negotiating the New Health System: A Nationwide Study of Medicaid Managed Care Contracts, 1^st – 4^th editions, The George Washington University 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 George Washington University 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 Administration (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 Administration (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 George Washington University 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 Administration (1998)
Marcie H. Zakheim, Contributing Author, Guidance for Certified Nurse-Midwives in Managed Care Contracting, The American College of Nurse Midwives (1997)

On-Going Publications

Marcie H. Zakheim, Contributing Author and Regular Columnist, The Community Health Forum Magazine, National Association 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, National Association of Community Health Centers & Health Resources & Services Administration (1998 to present)

Classes/Seminars Taught

Various training programs, workshops, and seminars to health care professionals, national and state associations, and public agencies on health-related issues, including:

Federal grant applications
Compliance with Federal program requirements
Corporate compliance programs
Grants management
Provider affiliations and networks
Effective nonprofit governance, including board roles and responsibilities
Managed care contracting

Faculty Affiliation:

Professorial Lecturer of Health Policy, The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services

Introduction

Overview

Representative Matters

Conducting on-site preventive and preparatory reviews for providers.
Assisting and providing advice and legal document development and review to providers and provider-based consortia in collaboration and community partnerships.
Reviewing, developing and providing advice regarding federal grant applications and other submissions to regulatory agencies.
Assisting and providing advice to health centers on compliance with federal programmatic and grant requirements impacting governance, management and operations.
Evaluating and analyzing statutory and regulatory programs affecting health centers, and drafting legislative, regulatory and policy proposals, comments and field advice in connection with such programs, as well as reviewing and drafting appropriate legal documents.

Published Works

Marcie H. Zakheim, Co-Author, Service Area Overlap Toolkit, National Association of Community Health Centers (June 2015)
Marcie H. Zakheim, Co-Author, Managed Care Handbook: A Practical Guide for Health Centers, National Association of Community Health Centers (January 2012)
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, 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, revised 2011)
Marcie H. Zakheim, Co-Author, Affiliations Between Health Centers and Other Community-Based Providers, National Association of Community Health Centers (August 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, National Association 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, National Association of Community Health Centers (2004)
Marcie H. Zakheim, Co-Author, Collaboration Options for the Provision of Primary Care and Behavioral Health Care Services, Texas Association of Community Health Centers (2004)
Marcie H. Zakheim, Co-Author, The NACHC Fraud and Abuse Manual, National Association of Community Health Centers (2004)
Marcie H. Zakheim & Molly S. Evans, Federally Qualified Health Centers: A Viable Alternative in the Current Crisis in Virginia Health Care?, The Virginia Health Lawyer, Virginia State Bar Health Law Section (2003)
Marcie H. Zakheim, Contributing Author, Negotiating the New Health System: A Nationwide Study of Medicaid Managed Care Contracts, 1^st – 4^th editions, The George Washington University 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 George Washington University 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 Administration (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 Administration (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 George Washington University 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 Administration (1998)
Marcie H. Zakheim, Contributing Author, Guidance for Certified Nurse-Midwives in Managed Care Contracting, The American College of Nurse Midwives (1997)

On-Going Publications

Marcie H. Zakheim, Contributing Author and Regular Columnist, The Community Health Forum Magazine, National Association 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, National Association of Community Health Centers & Health Resources & Services Administration (1998 to present)

Classes/Seminars Taught

Various training programs, workshops, and seminars to health care professionals, national and state associations, and public agencies on health-related issues, including:

Federal grant applications
Compliance with Federal program requirements
Corporate compliance programs
Grants management
Provider affiliations and networks
Effective nonprofit governance, including board roles and responsibilities
Managed care contracting

Faculty Affiliation:

Professorial Lecturer of Health Policy, The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services

Practices

Health Law

Education

J.D., The George Washington University Law School (1996)
B.S., State University of New York at Albany, cum laude (1983)

Bar/Court Admissions

District of Columbia
California

Publications / Blog Posts

FTLF’S Health Law Attorneys Presenting at NACHC’s Policy and Issues Forum, March 29 – April 1, 2017
March 23, 2017
The Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) Releases DRAFT Health Center Program Compliance Manual
August 25, 2016
OIG Issues Its FY 2015 Work Plan; Includes Several Audits Impacting Health Centers
November 20, 2014

All Articles by this Attorney

Professional Memberships

D.C. Bar, Health Law Section, Member