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Recently, a second federal Court of Appeals held that 42 U.S.C. § 233, a provision of the Public Health Service Act relating to Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) protection, does not provide [...]

Feldesman Partner Kathy S. Ghiladi will speak at the American Health Law Association’s Medicare and Medicaid Institute, a leading national conference on Medicare and Medicaid policy and compliance, taking place March 18–20, [...]

Feldesman Partners Mindy B. Pava and Edward T. Waters will present four sessions at the National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) Financial Research Administration (FRA) Conference and Pre-Award Research Administration (PRA) [...]

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has published Program Assistance Letter (PAL) 2026-01, Calendar Year 2027 Requirements for Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) Coverage for Health Centers and Their Covered Individuals.  [...]

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies has released its “Fiscal Year 2027 Community Project Funding Guidance.”  The submission deadline for a Member of Congress [...]

Feldesman Partner Steve Kuperberg was recently quoted in the February 26, 2026, edition of the 340B Report on the federal government’s decision to support drug manufacturers in litigation challenging state 340B contract [...]

Public Comments Accepted Until March 30 Federal grantees should be aware that the General Services Administration (GSA) has proposed requiring applicants, both when initially registering in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) [...]

Feldesman Partner Phillip A. Escoriaza will provide a PRWORA update at the National Association for County Community and Economic Development’s (NACCED) 2026 Legislative Conference on February 20 in Washington, DC.   In his [...]

Decision Shows Framework to Protect Safety Net Funding A recent judicial decision may serve as an important guidepost for future litigants aiming to challenge agency action. On February 12, 2026, a federal [...]

On February 9, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld Louisiana’s state law protecting 340B contract pharmacy arrangements for health centers, hospitals, and other 340B covered entities. In doing [...]