On December 18, 2024, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) issued new instructions to apply for initial designation as a "look-alike" health center.

As a new Congress and Administration begin a dizzying series of initiatives, health centers and others participating in the federal 340B drug discount statute understandably crave predictions...

Today, the Firm learned that there is a new banner on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") Payment Management Services ("PMS") website announcing...

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has issued an updated Memorandum clarifying the scope of the pause on federal programs...

Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and other federal grantees participating in the federal 340B drug discount statute face potentially devastating, practical effects on their ability...

With the October 1, 2024 deadline for implementation of OMB's Uniform Guidance revisions fast approaching, today the Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS")...

The Office of Head Start issued a draft of the highly anticipated Final Rule Supporting the Head Start Workforce and Consistent Quality Programming on Friday, August 16, 2024.

On Wednesday afternoon, the White House Office of Management and Budget issued a new memorandum—M-25-14...

Yesterday, the Executive Order titled "Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Open Borders" may have upended a 1998 interpretation of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA)...

The Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") has just released its long-overdue Grants Policy Statement ("GPS") revision, replacing the 2007 version.

On April 15, President Trump signed an Executive Order reviving a previous directive to reduce the cost of insulin and injectable epinephrine for low income individuals.

Most government agencies charged with enforcement responsibilities seek to publicize their enforcement efforts and provide transparency into their standards.

On Monday, May 19, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a memorandum announcing the launch of a new "Civil Rights Fraud Initiative," aimed at investigating and pursuing claims under the False Claims Act...

On Monday, May 12, the White House issued an Executive Order (EO) aimed at addressing prescription drug prices. The EO opens with a remarkable claim...

Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a slip opinion in a widely publicized case, Department of State v. AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition, 604 U.S. ___ (2025).

On Friday, January 31, 2025, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) sent to all of its grantees, Health Centers, Ryan White programs and others an email stating the following:

The government's focused policing of its massive COVID-19 spending—in particular its Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) lending—continues to yield settlements...

As Feldesman monitors the Trump Administration's actions, a significant concern is the "pause" on grant announcements by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

On January 7, 2025, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) published Program Assistance Letter (PAL) 2025-01, Calendar Year 2026 Requirements...

As readers may be aware, two Diversity, Equity and Inclusion ("DEI")-related Executive Orders impacting federal contractors and grantees have been challenged in the Federal District Court...