Sentences with phrase «federal reimbursement as»

Somehow Los Angeles USD and other districts around the country are serving school meals on the same federal reimbursement as everyone else and not serving beef with pink slime.

Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla said obtaining the same federal reimbursements as U.S. states regarding Medicaid and Medicare would be a game changer for Puerto Rico's economy.

Not exact matches

Federal reimbursement programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, for example, have been trying to shift to a «value - based» payment model, where providers sometimes receive fixed payments to encourage them to control costs.

As for their salaries, the «operation of the program» is funded through (a) federal reimbursement, which is derived from taxpayer dollars and (b) cash payments from district parents who can afford to pay for all or a portion of their children's meals.

Not only will The Wellness Impact help you make your case for the positive impact school breakfast has on student cognition and behavior, it can help you make your «dollars and cents» case as well; BIC often has a dramatic impact on participation numbers at breakfast, which means leaving fewer federal reimbursement dollars on the table.

Because, on average, the prices charged for paid meals and competitive foods do not cover the cost of providing those foods, as explained above, this system facilitates cross-subsidization of paid meals and competitive food with federal reimbursements for free and reduced price meals.

That is as much added revenue as districts would receive if the federal reimbursement rate for all lunches were increased by 11 cents.

For the 2004 - 2005 school year, in which, as noted above, the average total revenue for a paid lunch was $ 1.81, the federal reimbursement for a free lunch was $ 2.24.

As explained below, two possible uses of school food revenue — subsidizing paid meals and providing competitive foods — raise concerns that low - income children may not be getting the full benefit of the federal reimbursements intended for those meals.

They are only required to take three to qualify as a «meal» for purposes of federal reimbursements.

Shows like Jamie Oliver's «Food Revolution,» and school districts like Chef Ann Cooper's former district in Berkeley, CA and current district in Boulder, CO, are often held up as examples of what's possible in school food reform, yet it's seldom ever mentioned that in each of these cases, far more money is being spent on those meals than the current federal reimbursement rate — and far more than that rate plus six cents.

Accordingly, rather than force children to take the whole meal and throw out much of it, in 1975, Congress passed an amendment to the School Lunch Act allowing high schools to still receive federal reimbursement for meals so long as students selected at least three out of five options served, including milk.

Tables showing the per meal federal reimbursement rates for the Afterschool Meal Program and Summer Food Service Program, as well as projected annual program income based on the number of children served.

The report makes some controversial proposals to a system known as the «Cadillac» of Medicaid programs (because it covers so much), including changing the way reimbursement rates are set, a complete state takeover of the responsibilities now borne by the counties, reform of the medical malpractice system and a push for a higher federal contribution.

That's even bigger than what has been speculated to date, would be «dramatic as hell,» I'm told, (particularly when you figure in the federal match), and would require federal approval for any any change in reimbursements.

In his legal opinion, County Attorney Robert Meehan said the law would qualify Westchester as a «Sanctuary County» as defined by the United States Department of Justice and jeopardize nearly $ 13 million in federal public safety grants and reimbursements.

A longer one, though, could imperil many of the services that we provide to our citizens, as we administer a wide array of federal programs and rely on them for reimbursement of program costs.

«I just want to remind Lagosians that prior to my becoming Governor, the Federal Ministry of Works has been owing Lagos State a total of N51billion as reimbursement for reconstruction that was carried out by the State Government on federal roads in theFederal Ministry of Works has been owing Lagos State a total of N51billion as reimbursement for reconstruction that was carried out by the State Government on federal roads in thefederal roads in the State.

The Federal Government had, in December 2016, approved the sum of N522.74 bn to be paid to the 36 states of the federation as part of the reimbursement of the over-deduction on the Paris Club loan from 1995 to 2002.

A dozen state officials who did no wrongdoing but were subpoenaed as part of the successful federal corruption probes of Skelos and Silver are still awaiting reimbursement for their legal fees from the state.

The battle for increased reimbursement will play out over the next 90 days as the budget is negotiated, and against the backdrop of a state - imposed Medicaid cap, uncertainty over the future of federal Medicaid funding and cries from long - term care facilities and home health care providers, which are also pleading for higher reimbursements.

Garcia said that additional cuts to those federal reimbursements would throw off a five - year fiscal reform plan expected to be released Wednesday as Puerto Rico prepares to negotiate with bondholders over its debt.

Collins» amendment, which excludes large municipalities such as New York City, would bar federal reimbursements for state Medicaid funds raised from local governments, shifting roughly $ 2.3 billion in Medicaid spending from the counties to the state.

Cuomo's announcement comes as Puerto Rico braces for potential federal health care reimbursement cuts starting next year that could add up to $ 3 billion through 2017.

The donations started shortly before Gerrity left his job as a regional manager at CDM Smith, the company that previously handled Nassau's efforts to get federal reimbursement for Sandy rebuilding.

The amendment, which excludes large municipalities such as New York City, would bar federal reimbursements for state Medicaid funds raised from local governments, effectively shifting around $ 2.3 billion in Medicaid spending from the counties to the state.

One advantage for states in classifying an offender as a patient is that he or she becomes eligible for Medicaid reimbursement, which means that the federal government covers half the cost of confinement and treatment.

First - year fellows who are hired and paid directly by their host office are not eligible for reimbursement for moving expenses, as stipulated by federal policy.

As school meal participation increases, school districts draw down the associated additional federal and state - funded reimbursements for meals served.

At Saturday's meeting, the board also discussed its reimbursements from the federal government for Internet and telecommunications services, as well as a general update on the budget.

Provide strategic direction and oversight to ESC on behalf of DOT as a Federal Shared Service Provider designated by OMB to provide financial systems and accounting services to other Federal agencies on a cost - reimbursement basis.

For the avoidance of doubt, Gross Revenues shall (A) exclude monies received from any source other than the sale of electric energy and capacity, including, without limitation, any of the following: (i) any federal, state, county or local tax benefits, grants or credits or allowances related to, derived from, or granted to the Wind Energy Project or Grantee, including, but not limited to, investment or production tax credits, or property or sales tax exemptions, (ii) proceeds from financing activities, sales, assignments, partial assignments, contracts (other than the power purchase agreement) or other dispositions of or related to the Wind Energy Project (such as damages for breach of contract or liquidated damages for delays in project completion or failures in equipment performance), (iii) amounts received as reimbursements or compensation for wheeling costs or other electricity transmission or delivery costs, and (iv) any proceeds received by Grantee as a result of damage or casualty to the Wind Energy Project, or any portion thereof and (B) include any revenues derived from Grantee's sale of carbon dioxide trading credits, renewable energy credits or certificates, emissions reduction credits, emissions allowances, green tags, tradable renewable credits, or Green - e ® products, any of which are allocated to Grantee, if applicable, through its participation in any voluntary registry, association or market - based exchange.

He has developed corporate compliance programs designed to identify Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement and certification issues, licensing and federal regulatory compliance matters, fraud and abuse issues, as well other regulatory compliance matters.

The federal government realized the opportunity and further amended the law to require reimbursement if medical bills are recovered as a part of a personal injury case.

35 In addition, the Court held in paragraphs 29 and 30 of that judgment that the Austrian compensatory supplement has to be regarded as «non ‑ contributory», given that the costs are borne by a social institution which then receives reimbursement in full from the relevant Land, which in turn receives from the Federal budget the sums necessary to finance the benefit, and that at no time do the contributions of insured persons form part of this financing arrangement.

GRACE FEDERAL SOLUTIONS, Falls Church, VA (6/2011 to Present) Inpatient Coder • Study inpatient records and determine their authenticity • Review patients» documentation to determine diagnosis, co-morbidities and complications • Use technical coding principles and reimbursement expertise to assign proper diagnosis and procedures • Verify that each code assigned is accurate and correlates to the condition and diagnosis provided in the source document • Identify non-payment conditions and report them through specified procedures • Serve as a resource for coding related queries after verifying authenticity of inquirer • Ascertain that quality and integrity of coding including accurate determination of principle diagnosis and secondary diagnosis is accurate • Provide support in maintaining acceptable accounts receivables

Currently, the joint federal - state program and reimbursements to Planned Parenthood under that program remain intact; the federally mandated process for a state to withdraw takes months, including a public comment period and a requirement that the state offer a plan as to how it will ensure continued accessibility of family planning services.

As a result of the plan to not provide Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood — coupled with increased spending for Medicaid services for patients who would have reduced access to care — the CBO estimates that «defunding» Planned Parenthood for one year would result in $ 156 million less in direct spending from the federal government over 10 years.

For example, clinics could increase efforts to accept a wider variety of insurance plans, including hiring dedicated staff to focus on credentialing and billing issues — and they have new incentives to do so because more of their patients are insured as a result of the ACA.22 State and federal Medicaid officials, too, could address many reimbursement issues for postabortion contraception.

Sun Media reports that the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) has backed Envoy Relocation Service's complaint that the procurement process for the federal government's lucrative public servant relocation contract was flawed, and awarded the company $ 2,400 as reimbursement for its bid costs.