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Recent federal court happenings affecting Medicare reimbursement
On September 16, 2019, a federal district court judge in the District of Columbia removed a policy of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that lowered the amounts off-campus, hospital-based clinics can receive for treating Medicare patients. On September 16, 2019, a federal district...
/news-perspectives/recent-federal-court-happenings-affecting-medicare-reimbursement/Public Consulting Group Employee Appointed to North Carolina Education and Workforce Innovation Commission
Boston, MA. September 20, 2019 – Public Consulting Group, Inc. (PCG), a leading provider of solutions implementation and operations improvement services to the public sector, today announced that Rick Purcell, associate manager in PCG’s Education practice, has been appointed to the North Carolina Ed...
/news-perspectives/public-consulting-group-employee-appointed-to-north-carolina-education-and-workforce-innovation-commission/Tips for public sector agencies on modernizing technology procurements
Ahead of PCG’s participation in the 2019 ISM Annual Conference hosted by the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA), PCG subject matter expert Carole Hussey has authored a new article for APHSA’s Policy & Practice magazine. Ahead of PCG’s participation in the 2019 ISM Annual Conferen...
/news-perspectives/tips-for-public-sector-agencies-on-modernizing-technology-procurements/The District of Columbia United States Circuit Court of Appeals reinstates the Medicaid Disproportionate Share (DSH) payment rule
On August 13, 2019, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court’s nationwide injunction order that had vacated a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) final rule that permitted payments from Medicare and private insurers to be included in calculating the hospital-specific l...
/news-perspectives/the-district-of-columbia-united-states-circuit-court-of-appeals-reinstates-the-medicaid-disproportionate-share-dsh-payment-rule/Vertical Specialty: Does It Matter in IT?
It’s an exciting time for innovation in public sector technology. With a change in orientation toward consumer experience, there are many new vendors and products emerging in the marketplace. Historically, this has been a risk-averse industry, with an inclination toward standing with the old guard; ...
/news-perspectives/vertical-specialty-does-it-matter-in-it/Public Consulting Group expands footprint in Arkansas with the acquisition of Script™
Boston, MA. August 21, 2019 – Public Consulting Group, Inc. (PCG), a leading provider of solutions implementation and operations improvement services to the public sector, today announced that it is expanding its portfolio of web-based education data management tools in the EDPlan TM suite with the ...
/news-perspectives/public-consulting-group-expands-footprint-in-arkansas-with-the-acquisition-of-script/Clark University to receive $12 million Department of Labor grant Partners with Public Consulting Group for Tech Quest to provide technology apprenticeships
Clark University has been awarded a $12 million apprenticeship grant from the Department of Labor, Employment, and Training Administration to provide business technology training nationwide to people struggling with unemployment and underemployment, and to those who seek to master relevant technolog...
/news-perspectives/clark-university-to-receive-12-million-department-of-labor-grant-partners-with-public-consulting-group-for-tech-quest-to-provide-technology-apprenticeships/U.S. District Court judge blocks NH Medicaid work requirements
On July 29, 2019, U.S. District Court Judge James E. Boasberg, D.C., held that work requirements intended to go into effect in New Hampshire could not be implemented because of a failure to adequately consider the effect on Medicaid coverage. Judge Boasberg previously blocked work requirements sched...
/news-perspectives/us-district-court-judge-blocks-nh-medicaid-work-requirements/Federal district court judge upholds Trump administration rule expanding use of short-term health plans
On Friday, July 20, 2019, U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Leon in Washington, D.C. ruled that the expansion of short-term health plans by the Trump administration caused “minimal” difficulty and found that their “benefits are undeniable.” The expansion permits short-term health insurance plans ...
/news-perspectives/federal-district-court-judge-upholds-trump-administration-rule-expanding-use-of-short-term-health-plans/Taking the initiative with PCG Cares in May
To keep up the great momentum so far this year, PCG Cares teams in Asheville, Albany, Princeton, and Harrisburg took action in their local communities by helping those in need this May. Read on for a selection of our volunteer involvement for the month. PCG Cares Asheville joined the American Red Cr...
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