Blog

A conflict of interest (COI) policy is a foundational compliance requirement for many nonprofit corporations.  Most state nonprofit corporation statutes prohibit interested directors from engaging in business with the corporation when a [...]

We are hearing from an increasing number of our federal grantee clients who are facing challenges with their Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreements (NICRAs) as a result of significant staffing shortages at [...]

Increased Competition Thresholds Effective October 1, 2025 This has been a whirlwind of a year in changes in grants, and now, with the beginning of the new federal fiscal year, it is [...]

Federal funding is set to lapse with the expiration of the Fiscal Year 2025 Continuing Resolution at the end of September. This means that, absent new funding legislation, a government shutdown could [...]

On Friday, September 12, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an unpublished decision upholding a Mississippi law that protects 340B contract pharmacy arrangements. The ruling came in [...]

The question of whether the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act are constitutional—and whether whistleblowers may continue to litigate on behalf of the U.S. government—is now pending on appeal before [...]

To further emphasize healthcare fraud as an area of enforcement priority under the Trump Administration, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the [...]

Executive leadership buy-in is part of the foundation of a strong and effective compliance program. In fact, both the Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the Department of Justice consider it a [...]

Devastating Impacts for Health Coverage Overall; Some Silver Linings for Outpatient Safety Net Providers On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), fiscal year [...]

As Compliance Officers, your role includes cultivating strong, effective relationships with your health center’s leadership—most critically, the board of directors and its compliance oversight committee. The board sets the “tone from the [...]