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 [...]
October 28, 2014
FTLF Health Care attorneys were highlighted by the Bureau of National Affairs for their role in the decision of Cmty. Health Case Ass’n of N.Y. v. Shah. FTLF successfully argued that Federally Qualified [...]
October 16, 2014
Jacki Leifer, Molly Evans, Robert Graham, and Emilie Pinkham recently published the article “Federally-Qualified Health Centers: From Safety Net Provider to Cornerstone of Health Reform?” in the Journal of Health and Life Sciences [...]
September 18, 2014
HRSA has started conducting random FTCA site visits of both initial applicants and deemed grantees to determine compliance with FTCA program requirements. As described in PAL 2014-03, factors that may prompt a [...]
September 3, 2014
HRSA has issued a new FTCA: Health Center Policy Manual which updates and supersedes the prior manual (PIN 2011-01). HRSA also issued a Program Assistant Letter (PAL) explaining the updates and modifications. [...]
July 31, 2014
FTLF Associate Laura Hoffman recently spoke at the Mississippi Primary Health Care Association’s 27th Annual Conference on privacy and security matters related to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). HIPAA has [...]
July 29, 2014
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 [...]
July 2, 2014
The suspension of Medicaid payments to fifteen behavioral health providers by New Mexico’s Medicaid agency in 2013 – and subsequent closing of all but two of those organizations– is a harrowing tale for [...]
June 2, 2014
Contracting with Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) and other payors can significantly expand access to Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) services and need not be an intimidating process. Before signing your next MCO contract, [...]
May 21, 2014
FTLF Attorneys Adam Falcone, Michael Glomb, and Laura Hoffman recently led a comprehensive, multi-day training on corporate compliance for community behavioral health organizations presented by Familylinks, Allegheny HealthChoices, Conference of Allegheny Providers, and [...]