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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...
/news-perspectives/cms-releases-more-marketplace-guidance/American Hospital Association files lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services
On November 13, 2017, the American Hospital Association (AHS) and associated entities filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging certain provisions of a final rule issued on November 1, 2017... On November 13, 2017, the American Hospital Association (AHS) and...
/news-perspectives/american-hospital-association-files-lawsuit-against-the-department-of-health-and-human-services/CHIP funding crisis remains unresolved
Congressional authorization of Federal funds for CHIP expired on September 30, 2017. Nine million children depend on this program. States are now operating CHIP on carryover and redistribution payments from prior years. Congressional authorization of Federal funds for CHIP expired on September 30, 2...
/news-perspectives/chip-funding-crisis-remains-unresolved/Public Consulting Group Selected for UK Government Framework for Management Consulting
The RM3745 Framework provides central government and public sector customers with a compliant route to market for acquiring consultancy advice and audit services directly from select providers, including PCG, through 2021. Boston, MA [November 27, 2017 – Public Consulting Group (PCG) today announced...
/news-perspectives/public-consulting-group-selected-for-uk-government-framework-for-management-consulting/Impact of recent federal policy changes on open enrollment
The fifth open enrollment period (OEP 5) kicked off on November 1, 2017, with a shortened enrollment window compared to previous years. With only until December 15th to make eligibility and enrollment changes, states have been urging consumers to make selections early and seek assistance from applic...
/news-perspectives/impact-of-recent-federal-policy-changes-on-open-enrollment/U.S. District Court in Connecticut certifies nationwide class of Medicare beneficiaries in challenge to “observation status”
On July 31, 2017, the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut certified a nationwide class of Medicare beneficiaries who desire to challenge their placement on “observation status” during their hospital stays. Alexander v. Price, No. 3:11-cv-1703 (D. Conn. July 31,2017). On July 31, 2017...
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