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Sellers Dorsey welcomes former PA Official, Jim Pezzuti!
Sellers Dorsey welcomes Jim Pezzuti, the latest addition to our long term care team. With over 35 years of experience working for Pennsylvania's Department of Public Welfare and most recently serving as the Director of the Bureau of Community Development in the Office of Long Term Living, he led the Commonwealth's efforts to rebalance their long term care system and led a team to expand the state's Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) program. Jim brings a wealth of experience to our long term care clients. To learn more about how Jim and our long term care team can help you in Pennsylvania or another state, visit our website.
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New Sellers Dorsey Podcast on Family Planning - Coming Soon
Later this month, Sellers Dorsey will be releasing a new podcast of an interview with our Senior Vice President and head of our Family Planning practice, Nancy Hardy. The podcast will focus on the potential impact of National Health Care Reform on Family Planning programs in Medicaid. If you have any questions or would like to learn more about our Family Planning line of business, contact Nancy at nhardy@sellersdorsey.com or 215.279.9745.
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SD Expert Testifies Before Kansas Legislature
Sellers Dorsey's Director of Long Term Care, Pat Brady testified in front of the Kansas House of Representatives Appropriations Committee on October 12th. She joined state officials in discussing the benefits and challenges to enacting a health care provider assessment. Health care provider assessments are permitted under federal law and can be used to increase federal financial participation in state Medicaid programs and more than 40 states have one or more forms of a provider assessment in place. For a copy of Pat's presentation or for more information about nursing home assessments, other provider assessments and other Medicaid financing initiatives, please contact her at pbrady@sellersdorsey.com or 717.514.2427.
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Sellers Dorsey Webinar on Revenue Maximization in the World of Managed Care
Sellers Dorsey's Director of Revenue Maximization, Brian McGuckin, along with our Director of Long Term Care, Pat Brady, recently presented a Webinar to the members of the Medicaid Health Plans of America (MHPA). The presentation focused on state efforts to maximize federal Medicaid revenues related to Medicaid managed care. The discussion focused on managed care provider assessments, detailing how they have been used in the past and how states are responding to the changes in federal law regarding these assessments that take effect on October 1, 2009. The presentation can be found in our press room. Along with many of our clients and strategic partners, Sellers Dorsey is a supporting member of the MHPA. For more information about our work in Medicaid managed care, contact Chris at clabonte@sellersdorsey.com or 215.279.9746.
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Events Pris Boroniec, Pat Brady, Mark Heit, Russell Pederson and Chris Labonte will be attending the NASMD Fall Meeting on November 9-11.
Nancy Hardy and Chris Labonte will be attending the MHPA Annual Conference, November 16-17. |
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Next Steps in National Health Care Reform
The wheels continue to move in National health care reform. With all of the recent developments in Congress, we have pulled together a summary of next steps in the legislative process, detailing what comes next with the House and Senate bills, as well as options for what could happen if they do or do not pass. We hope this will provide you with insight into the latest developments and future potential of reform. If you have any questions around National health care reform and what it means for states or your business, please contact us at 215.279.9746.
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