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States seek to intervene in House v. Price lawsuit
On May 18, 2017, 15 states and the District of Columbia filed a motion to intervene in House v. Price , a lawsuit threatening the availability of federal funds (about $9 billion in 2017) for cost-sharing reduction (CSR) payments to health insurers under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The lawsuit per...
/news-perspectives/states-seek-to-intervene-in-house-v-price-lawsuit/White House issues report on the opioid epidemic
On July 31, 2017, the White House posted the initial findings and recommendations of its Commission on Combatting Drug Abuse and the Opioid Crisis. The Commission cites evidence that... On July 31, 2017, the White House posted the initial findings and recommendations of its Commission on Combatting ...
/news-perspectives/white-house-issues-report-on-the-opioid-epidemic/Happy Holidays from PCG
Each year, in lieu of holiday cards and gifts, PCG makes donations to selected nonprofit organizations that support the missions and community interests of our public sector partners, and the populations they serve. This year, we are honored to support the following organizations... Each year, in li...
/news-perspectives/happy-holidays-from-pcg/Implications of eliminating the individual mandate through the tax bill
Work on passage of a final tax bill continued at the time of publication this article, leaving uncertainty over its final fate, composition, and impact. In each of the versions originally passed by each house, however, there were provisions specific to health care. While those provisions are just sm...
/news-perspectives/implications-of-eliminating-the-individual-mandate-through-the-tax-bill/Public Consulting Group Acquires Focused Management Solutions
Public Consulting Group, Inc. (PCG) announced today that it is expanding its focus on workforce development, training, and placement solutions through the acquisition of Focused Management Solutions (FMS), based in Gainesville, Florida. Boston, MA. December 14, 2017 – Public Consulting Group, Inc. (...
/news-perspectives/public-consulting-group-acquires-focused-management-solutions/Lawsuit filed challenging new reimbursement system Medicare pays for lab work
On Monday, December 11, 2017, the American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) filed a lawsuit in federal District Court in Washington, D.C., claiming that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) failed to follow a 2014 federal law when implementing a new system of reimbursing lab wo...
/news-perspectives/lawsuit-filed-challenging-new-reimbursement-system-medicare-pays-for-lab-work/CHIP funding becomes critical issue for many states
States continue to face uncertainty as of December 15, 2017 about Federal funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Congressional authorization of new Federal funds for CHIP expired on September 30, 2017. States continue to face uncertainty as of December 15, 2017 about Federal fun...
/news-perspectives/chip-funding-becomes-critical-issue-for-many-states/PCG wins first independent contract for newly-formed EA business line
PCG's technology consulting division was recently awarded a new contract to provide Strategic Planning and Enterprise Architecture (EA) support services to the California Department of Health Care Services, Office of Systems Integration (OSI). PCG will assist the State’s efforts to implement the Cal...
/news-perspectives/pcg-wins-first-independent-contract-for-newly-formed-ea-business-line/Tallahassee team supports Elder Care Services
Earlier this week, the Tallahassee office celebrated the upcoming holidays and our first PCG Cares event with a morning of service followed by a team lunch. The team, which included PCGers from Human Services and Education, volunteered with Elder Care Services of Tallahassee delivering meals to over...
/news-perspectives/tallahassee-team-supports-elder-care-services/CMS releases more Marketplace guidance
Weeks after releasing proposed Marketplace regulations, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its annual Draft Letter to Issuers in the Federally-facilitated Exchanges (Letter) for the 2019 plan year on November 27th. As is typical, the draft Letter provides operational and...
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