Pauline Legor
CHIA Sets June 24 Filing Deadline for CHC Cost Report
AAFCPAs advises that Massachusetts-based Community Health Centers (CHCs) begin preparing now for the fiscal year 2024 Community Health Center Cost Report. The Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) has announced a due date of June 24, 2025 for all CHCs, regardless of fiscal year-end. AAFCPAs advises that you not delay. Our Cost Report Team […]
Urgent: 2023 Cost Report Submission Deadline for Massachusetts Community Health Centers
AAFCPAs would like to make Massachusetts Community Health Centers aware that the Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) has announced it is now collecting cost reports for the fiscal year ending in 2023. Initial communication and instructions indicate 2023 cost reports are due on August 26, 2024, regardless of fiscal year end date. The […]
Response Divided on New 340B Legislation
AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware that legislation designed to overhaul the 340B program was recently introduced. This legislation, previously coined the 340B Affording Care for Communities and Ensuring a Strong Safety-Net Act (340B ACCESS Act), seeks to establish new transparency and oversight requirements and capture policy principles agreed upon in the Alliance to […]
2023 Promotions Announced at AAFCPAs
Boston, MA (September 27, 2023) — AAFCPAs, a preeminent 300+ employee CPA and consulting firm specializing in tax, assurance, accounting, wealth management, business process and IT advisory solutions, is pleased to announce the promotions of new directors, managers, and rising professionals. Promotions recognize the exceptional accomplishments and achievements of each along with a steadfast dedication […]
2022 HSN Supplemental Payments
AAFCPAs would like to make FQHC clients aware, as part of the Massachusetts Economic Growth and Relief Act of 2022, $20,000,000 was allocated to the Health Safety Net (HSN) Trust Fund for community health centers or hospital-licensed health centers (health centers) participating in the MassHealth program. Payments were to be made to the health centers […]
Reconciliation of Wrap Payments
AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware, effective January 1, 2022, Massachusetts Medicaid (MassHealth) launched an alternative payment methodology (APM) for Community Health Centers who are licensed as a freestanding clinic and not financially or physically an integral part of a hospital. Under the APM, there is a quarterly wrap reconciliation completed by MassHealth which […]
Watch Now: 340B Pharmacy Program Compliance
AAFCPAs’ Healthcare Practice leaders Courtney McFarland, CPA, 340B ACE and Pauline Legor, CPA, in collaboration with the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers (The League), presented this educational 340B Drug Pricing Program Compliance webinar, recorded live on July 27, 2022. This educational webinar highlights hot topics surrounding management and compliance of 340B in-house and contract pharmacies, including: How […]
AAFCPAs Promotes Four to Manager to Support Firm Growth
It is with great pleasure that AAFCPAs recognizes the skill, effort, and character of four exceptional team members who have recently been promoted to Manager. Through their commitment and tireless enthusiasm to deliver excellence in service to our growing client base, each of the following individuals has earned this distinguished recognition and promotion to his […]
CMS Announces Extension for Specific 2019 Fiscal Year End Cost Reports
AAFCPAs would like to make healthcare clients aware that, due to recent events surrounding COVID-19, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has granted an automatic extension for Medicare Cost Report filing for all providers with specific 2019 fiscal year ends. The following is a summary of the fiscal year ends and their extended […]