Charles Webb
AAFCPAs Celebrates 2025 National Health Center Week
Each August, National Health Center Week offers an opportunity to recognize the essential role Community Health Centers (CHCs) play in advancing access to care. These centers are trusted community partners—delivering medical, dental, behavioral health, and social services to those who need it most. This year’s celebration takes place August 3–9, 2025. AAFCPAs invites clients and […]
Federal Shifts Signal Challenges and Support for Health Centers
As the federal fiscal year draws to a close, Community Health Centers once again find themselves in the policy spotlight. With core funding set to expire in September and new oversight proposals taking shape, health center leaders are managing a landscape defined by both renewed backing and regulatory headwinds. Lawmakers on both sides of the […]
HHS Rule Change May Affect Health Center Revenue and Patient Access
A new interpretation by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) could restrict access to federally funded programs—including the Health Center Program—for individuals without lawful immigration status. The move rescinds a 1998 interpretation of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) and reclassifies several programs, including community health centers, as “Federal […]
Practical Applications for AI, Automation in Healthcare Finance
AI is reshaping healthcare finance and creating opportunities for providers to improve efficiency and financial performance. With government funding shortages, rising claim denials, and a competitive labor market, automation is becoming an essential tool. Third-party payors are already leveraging AI for claims processing, and providers may benefit from similar technologies. Consider just a few of […]
Seven Ways to Improve Health Center Financial Stability
Health centers are challenged with post-pandemic funding cuts, inflation, and difficulties attracting and retaining top talent amid a competitive hiring market. These factors strain operating budgets, making it necessary to adopt a proactive and strategic financial management approach. AAFCPAs advises that Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) clients evaluate their financial health and operational efficiencies, focusing […]
New UDS+ Reporting Requirements Announced for Health Centers
Health centers have long been required to submit a Uniform Data System (UDS) report to the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) by February 15 each year. However, AAFCPAs would like to ensure FQHC clients are aware HRSA introduced a new requirement, the UDS+ filing due by April 30, 2025, for calendar year 2024 data. […]
Watch Now: Sliding Fee Scale, Hardship, and the PPS Fee
AAFCPAs’ Healthcare Practice leaders Charles Webb, CPA, CHFP and Ciro Castaldi, CPA, MBA, in collaboration with the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers (The League), reviewed HRSA (the Health Resources and Services Administration) health center compliance manual and HRSA OSV (Operational Site Visit) protocol requirements surrounding the sliding fee discount program and fee schedules, live on August 10th, […]
Watch Now: 340B Compliance Webinar – 2021
AAFCPAs’ Healthcare Practice leaders Matt Hutt, CPA, CGMA and Charlie Webb, CPA, CHFP, in collaboration with the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers (The League), present an educational 340B Drug Pricing Program Compliance webinar – recorded live on July 21, 2021. This educational webinar provides attendees with an understanding of compliance requirements for running a […]
HRSA Operational Site Visit (OSV) Changes
AAFCPAs would like to make our Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) clients aware of recent updates issued by the Health Resource and Services Administration (HRSA) related to the Health Center Operational Site Visit Protocol. HRSA summarized the updates in two categories: Substantial Updates & General Updates. Substantial Updates The two most significant substantial updates include […]