February 25, 2016
Each CCBHC will have a unique rate that is based on its allowable costs established in a base year. The rate is defined as follows: Total annual allowable CCBHC costs _____________________________________ Total number [...]
February 25, 2016
Under a “Prospective Payment System” methodology, as that term is used in the Medicaid and Medicare programs, payment is made according to a predetermined, fixed amount per unit of service. Under some PPS systems, [...]
February 25, 2016
On April 1, 2014, Congress enacted the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) of 2014.[1] Section 223 of PAMA requires the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a process [...]
February 25, 2016
340B audits are on the rise while at the same time audit procedures are in flux. The Office of Pharmacy Affairs (OPA) at the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) oversees the 340B [...]
February 25, 2016
Attorneys from FTLF’s health care practice group will be presenting at educational sessions during the 2016 NACHC Policy & Issues (P & I) Forum from March 16-19, 2016 in Washington, D.C. The [...]
February 24, 2016
On February 9, 2016, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) published a proposed rule (Proposed Rule) to modernize the Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records regulations, 42 CFR [...]
February 19, 2016
In January, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Issued an Important Decision on Jurisdiction Over Challenges to Financial Assistance Awards. Over the past several years, there have been a number of financial [...]
January 6, 2016
On December 4, 2015, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Universal Health Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Escobar, No. 15-7, to address the viability and reach of the “implied certification” theory [...]
December 22, 2015
On January 1, 2016, grantees and cooperative agreement holders become subject to new Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (“FAPIIS”) requirements. 80 Fed. Reg. 43301 (Jul. 22, 2015), 80 Fed. Reg. 45395 [...]
December 21, 2015
If your organization is a federal grant recipient and uses social media to further its message, you should take note of a Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) decision issued last week: Environmental Protection Agency—Application [...]