May 21, 2015
In this May 19, 2015 article, FTLF’s Edward Waters discusses a recent report sent by an NJ state auditor about payments to community health centers. Mr. Waters, who is representing the health centers, states [...]
May 4, 2015
On August 7, 2014, President Obama signed into law the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 112-146). Section 101 of the Act requires the U.S. Department of Veterans [...]
May 4, 2015
States that choose not to expand Medicaid may soon face a severe reduction in federal funds used to support the provision of medical care to low-income populations. The Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (“DSH”) [...]
April 30, 2015
Nearly 70 percent of Medicaid enrollees are served through managed care delivery systems. States contract with managed care entities to ensure that Medicaid enrollees are provided with all program benefits and protections. Federal [...]
April 28, 2015
In this April 20, 2015 article, Falcone provides 10 tips on how to negotiate with managed care. In addition, he spoke at this month’s National Council for Behavioral Health 2015 conference in Orlando. Click [...]
March 16, 2015
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Determination That an Individual Shall Not Be Deemed an Employee of the Public Health Service regarding “de-deeming”. The NPRM was [...]
December 22, 2014
12/19/2014 On December 19, 2014, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) along with all federal award-making agencies published the implementing regulations for the Supercircular (aka Omnicircular) in the Federal Register [...]
December 15, 2014
Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP is pleased to announce that it has named Carrie Bill Riley as partner. “Carrie is an all-around superstar, not only going the extra mile for her clients with [...]
November 20, 2014
On October 31, 2014, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published its Work Plan for FY 2015, summarizing new and ongoing reviews [...]
November 10, 2014
In recent policy guidance, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has included “civil legal aid services” as an example of eligibility assistance and additional [...]