Health Law Blog

Long Term Care Oversight During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lack of Compliance Could Lead to Loss of CARES Act Funding

Posted June 23, 2020 By Amanda N. Pervine & Kristen M. Schwendinger & Susannah Vance Gopalan

NEW WEBINAR: Join FTLF attorneys Susannah Gopalan and Kristen Schwendinger on June 30, 2020, at 1 PM ET, for a webinar entitled “Long Term Care… Read More

OCR Announces New Rule on Section 1557, the Affordable Care Act’s Nondiscrimination Provisions

Posted June 16, 2020 By Dianne K. Pledgie

On June 12, 2020, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a new Final Rule implementing… Read More

Updated Federal Guidance Focuses on Non-Discrimination Laws and Re-Opening Workplaces

Posted June 15, 2020 By Dianne K. Pledgie

On June 11, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its publication titled “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and… Read More

FTLF Partner Moderates AHLA Podcast on Long Term Care Facilities and the COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund

Posted June 8, 2020 By Susannah Vance Gopalan

FTLF Partner Susannah Vance Gopalan hosted an episode of the American Health Law Association’s podcast, Speaking of Health Law. The Coronavirus… Read More

Looking Back to Move Forward: Understanding the Underlying Authorities to Help FQHCs Survive the COVID-19 Crisis

Posted June 3, 2020 By Susannah Vance Gopalan

This post originally appeared on NACHC’s blog on May 29, 2020. Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) have experienced rapid declines in… Read More

CMS Expands FQHCs’ Flexibility to Furnish Telehealth Services During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Posted May 26, 2020 By Susannah Vance Gopalan

On May 8, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published a regulation exercising additional flexibility relating to… Read More

OCR Issues COVID-19 Guidance on Disclosure of PHI to the Media

Posted May 7, 2020 By Dianne K. Pledgie

Earlier this week, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a COVID-19 Guidance on Disclosure of PHI to the Media (“Guidance”) reminding covered… Read More

HHS Releases New Information on Claims Reimbursement for Testing and Treatment to Health Care Providers and Facilities Serving the Uninsured under the COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund

Posted April 28, 2020 By Susannah Vance Gopalan

In statements issued in recent days, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has described the timeline and parameters for a program… Read More

CMS Releases Implementing Guidance on FQHCs Furnishing Distant Site Medicare Telehealth Services During the COVID-19 Emergency

Posted April 17, 2020 By Susannah Vance Gopalan

On April 17, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance implementing Section 3704 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief,… Read More

FTLF Attorneys Recognized in the 2020 Super Lawyers Listing

Posted April 17, 2020

Washington, DC – Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell (LLP) is proud to announce that 17 of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized on the 2020… Read More