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CMS Expands FQHCs’ Flexibility to Serve Patients Using Technology-Based and In-Home Services Under Medicare During the Coronavirus Emergency

Posted April 2, 2020 By Carrie Bill Riley & Susannah Vance Gopalan

On March 31, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released an interim final rule with comment period (the “Interim… Read More

NEW UPDATE: HRSA’s COVID-19 FAQs

Posted March 27, 2020 By Carrie Bill Riley

As previously reported, on March 17, 2020, HRSA released updated Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Frequently Asked Questions. On March 24, 2020, HRSA… Read More

Senate-Approved CARES Act Would Provide Temporary Medicare Telehealth “Fix” for Federally Qualified Health Centers

Posted March 27, 2020 By Susannah Vance Gopalan

On March 25, 2020, the Senate passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), a large stimulus bill intended to help… Read More

FTLF Partners Author Article on Compliance and Ethics Programs in Nursing Facilities

Posted March 20, 2020 By Dianne K. Pledgie & Susannah Vance Gopalan

FTLF Partners Dianne Pledgie and Susannah Vance Gopalan co-authored a feature article in the March 2020 issue of the American Health Lawyers… Read More

FTLF Managing Partner Ted Waters Quoted in Healthcare Risk Management Newsletter

Posted March 18, 2020 By Edward T. Waters

FTLF Managing Partner Ted Waters was featured in the Healthcare Risk Management Newsletter regarding best practices for choosing outside… Read More

HRSA Releases Updated COVID-19 FAQs

Posted March 18, 2020 By Carrie Bill Riley

UPDATE: HRSA released newly updated Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Frequently Asked Questions on March 24, 2020. To learn more about these updates,… Read More

Coronavirus Impacts for Health Centers: New HRSA Funding and Telehealth Flexibility

Posted March 17, 2020 By Carrie Bill Riley & Susannah Vance Gopalan

A new law, the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (the Act) was enacted on March 6, 2020, and on March 13,… Read More

CLIENT ALERT: Changes to HIPAA Rules on Charging for Patients Records

Posted March 2, 2020 By Dianne K. Pledgie

Covered entities are no longer required to limit the fees they charge when sending records to a third party, according to a recent decision by the… Read More

CLIENT ALERT: HRSA Issues New Telehealth Resource

Posted January 28, 2020 By Carrie Bill Riley

Yesterday, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) published a new informative Program Assistance Letter (PAL) regarding telehealth… Read More

CLIENT ALERT: CMS Issues Info Bulletin for State Medicaid Agencies to Avoid 340B Duplicate Discounts

Posted January 9, 2020 By Jason B. Reddish & Michael B. Glomb

On January 8, 2020, CMS’ Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) issued an Informational Bulletin (“Bulletin”) sharing best practices with… Read More