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PCG to Support Connecticut’s New Statewide Special Education Data Management System

The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) recently partnered with PCG to develop a new statewide special education data management system. PCG will support CSDE’s project from start to finish providing system design, development, data integration, implementation, training and then support...

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Introducing K12 Space Education Curriculum from PCG and the Aldrin Family Foundation

Today, PCG is excited to announce a new suite of K12 Space Education offerings with The Aldrin Family Foundation. According to Dr. Andy Aldrin, CEO of The Aldrin Family Foundation, “The first crew to explore Mars are in America’s classrooms today.” Through this partnership, we are providing Space ca...

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Introducing a New ‘Back-to-School’ Blog Series Focused on Special Education

The 2020-21 school year will be unlike any other experienced by American schoolchildren and their teachers since the Spanish Flu outbreak of 1918. Although the Spanish Flu gives us a glimpse of some lessons learned, when it comes to Special Education, we have no playbook to follow. The 2020-21 schoo...

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Presuming Competence in Students with Significant Disabilities

In a new blog post published today on edplan.com, PCG special education Subject Matter Expert (SME) Ashley Quick explores the concept of presuming competence when educating students with significant disabilities (SWSD). In a new blog post published today on edplan.com, PCG special education Subject ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals Holds That the Trump Administration Violated the ACA by Withholding Certain Subsidy Payments

On Friday, August 14, 2020, the U.S. Federal Court of Appeals held that the Trump Administration violated the Affordable Care Act (ACA) when it suddenly stopped paying for subsidies intended to reduce healthcare costs for low-income individuals who buy coverage on the exchanges. On Friday, August 14...

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PCG Proudly Sponsored the Virtual Women’s Leadership Forum in 2020!

The Virtual 2020 Women’s Leadership Forum, hosted by The Ad Club on July 9th, was a major success! Public Consulting Group, Inc. (PCG) was a bronze sponsor again this year, and the theme was, Eyes Wide Open: A Forum to Celebrate Those Who See Things Clearly and Are Taking Action. The Virtual 2020 Wo...

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5th Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Provider Fee That States Pay Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to Receive Federal Reimbursement for Managed Care Organization (MCO) Payments

On Friday, July 31, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit overturned a lower court decision and upheld the provider fee that states are required to pay under Section 9010 of the ACA, on behalf of MCOs, in order for the states to receive federal reimbursement for payments to the MCOs....

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PCG Expands Contact Tracing Services with Latest Project Award in New Jersey

Boston, MA, August 4, 2020 – Public Consulting Group, Inc. (PCG), a leading provider of solutions implementation and operations improvement services to the public sector, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the contract to support the State of New Jersey’s COVID-19 contact tracing initia...

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PCG Offers Free Special Education Planning Resource to Aid Schools’ Reopening Preparations Amid Pandemic

[Princeton, NJ] July 29, 2020 – Public Consulting Group, Inc. (PCG), a leading consulting firm supporting state and local education agencies across the country, today announced the launch of its Special Education Reentry Checklist: a free resource to help special education departments prepare for sc...

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A U.S. Court of Appeals Panel Upholds Health and Human Services (HHS) Medicare Outpatient Off-Site Payment Reduction Policy

On July 17, 2020, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia reversed a lower court decision and held that the HHS policy of reducing Medicare payment to off-site outpatient hospital sites for certain services did not have to be budget neutral. On July 17, 2020, a panel of the...

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