Articles by Susannah Vance Gopalan

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) recent reversal of course on a policy will help entities such as local health departments, school districts, and child protective service agencies stretch scarce resources for public health further.  Read more in this guest blog post by Susannah Vance Gopalan and Elizabeth…

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”) program was first established in 1981 to fund hospitals that provide uncompensated care to low-income and underserved…

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 regulations require that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) review and approve all state Medicaid…

I was pleased to see a report released this week by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation examining the role of Assister Programs in helping people enroll and remain enrolled in health coverage under the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”). The report, “Survey of Health Insurance Marketplace Assister Programs: A First…

Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP is honored to announce that Health Law group partners Edward “Ted” Waters, Susannah Vance Gopalan, and Kathy S. Ghiladi have been named as some of Washington, D.C.’s “Super Lawyers” for 2014. Ted and Kathy were selected as Super Lawyers in Health Care Law for 2014,…