Matthew Hutt
Five healthcare policies to expect under President Trump
As Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th U.S. president, AAFCPAs’ Matt Hutt and other health policy experts share with Managed Healthcare Executive what’s next for healthcare.
Medicare PPS Base Rate & G-Codes for 2017: What FQHCs Need to Know
AAFCPAs would like to make health center clients aware that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently updated the federally qualified health centers (FQHC) prospective payment system (PPS) base payment rate and the geographic adjustment factors (GAF) for 2017. AAFCPAs advises clients that now is the time to re-evaluate the charges that were […]
Healthcare reimbursement questions to ask during a time of uncertainty
According to a March 2016 report by the Department of Health and Human Services, an estimated 20 million more Americans have health insurance coverage as a direct result of changes driven by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The influx has payors scrambling to meet coverage demands, while providers and provider organizations simultaneously navigate the murky […]
AAFCPAs to Present Medicare and Medicaid Cost Report Training
AAFCPAs Matt Hutt and Courtney McFarland, in collaboration with the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, will again present a Medicare and Medicaid Cost Report Training on October 6th, 2016, 9:00am-1:00pm at the DoubleTree Conference Center, Westborough, MA. Matt and Courtney will provide guidance and best practices in implementing the significant changes made to Federally Qualified Health […]
Biggest Improvement of Financial Reporting Guidance in Two Decades for Not-for-Profit Entities
On August 18, 2016, the FASB issued a final ASU 2016-14, Not-for-Profit Entities (Topic 958), Presentation of Financial Statements of Not-for-Profit Entities, to improve financial reporting guidance for not-for-profit entities (NFPs). The existing financial reporting guidance was established in 1993 when the FASB issued the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (AFAS) No. 117, Financial Statements […]
Detailed Information Required on New Medicare Cost Report
In April 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the new Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Cost Report, Form CMS-224-14. This form replaced Form CMS 222-92 for FQHC entities, and is effective for cost reporting periods (which typically coincide with the year-end) beginning on or after October 1, 2014. AAFCPAs would like […]
Form SF-SAC Now Available on FAC Web Site, Submission Deadline Extended Further
The updated Data Collection Form (DCF or Form SF-SAC) for Uniform Guidance submissions and related instructions are now available on the Federal Audit Clearinghouse’s (FAC) website. Click here to be directed to the Instructions and Documents. >> Due to the prior unavailability of the updated DCF, an extension was previously posted to the FAC website […]
MassHealth Issues One-Time Payments to Behavioral Health Care Providers
Please be aware that MassHealth has authorized its MassHealth Reinvestment Payment 2016, a distribution of managed care savings to Massachusetts behavioral health care providers. These payments are from managed care savings that the State has authorized to be disbursed to providers under contract with a Medicaid Managed Care Organization in CY 2014. MassHealth has requested […]
Form SF-SAC Submission for Single Audits Deadline Extended
The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) created, but has yet to issue its new data collection form (Form SF-SAC) applicable to single audits performed under Uniform Guidance (UG). Nonprofits whose audits were performed under the Uniform Guidance are unable to submit the Form SF-SAC and their reporting package to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse […]