Our company provides expert financial consulting services tailored specifically to the needs of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs).

We offer comprehensive financial stewardship and strategic guidance, covering key areas such as:

  • Complex Funding Navigation: Expertise in managing diverse funding streams, including HRSA grants, Medicaid/Medicare reimbursement, Medicaid Rate Appeals, and value-based care models.
  • Strategic Decision-Making: Delivery of clear, data-driven financial reporting and analysis for executive leadership and boards, promoting transparency and informed strategic planning.
  • Operational Excellence: Oversight of budgeting, capital planning, and cost controls to align financial performance with long-term organizational goals.
  • Team Development and Compliance: Leadership in mentoring finance teams, establishing robust processes, and ensuring compliance with all federal, state, and grant-related requirements.
  • Integrated Growth: Collaboration across all organizational teams to optimize revenue cycles, implement scalable financial systems, and drive sustainable growth in underserved communities.
 
Essentially, we are a vital partner for FQHCs looking to strengthen their financial foundation, ensure compliance, and achieve long-term sustainability while focusing on their core mission of serving their communities.

Executive Team

Ira Rothblut

Managing Director

Ira J. Rothblut is a veteran financial executive with over 30 years of experience driving sustainable growth in healthcare. He partners with community health centers across New York and New Jersey, providing strategic guidance on finance, operations, and long-term planning. Ira is recognized for successfully helping healthcare startups launch and grow into FQHCs or FQHC look-alike organizations, turning visionary ideas into financially strong, mission-driven practices.

Michael J. Mikulski

Managing Director

Michael J. Mikulski has been providing financial leadership to not-for-profit organizations serving a variety of public need industries for more than 3 decades. Partnering with executive management, his extensive understanding of diverse revenue sources, his proficient approach to income optimization and his disciplined process for cost containment have garnered significant and lasting operational successes.

As Managing Director at National Healthcare Consulting, he has provided strategic executive leadership over financial operations and has helped numerous community health centers navigate the last 10 years. Delivering a fortified financial position through sustained regulatory compliance, enhanced internal controls, and a more robust financial reporting environment, his clients have achieved dynamic organizational and mission critical change.

Alessandra DaCruz

Alessandra DaCruz

Managing Director

Alessandra DaCruz is the Managing Director who has extensive knowledge in Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS) and Federal Single Audits under the Uniform Guidance (formerly OMB Circular A-133). She is exceptionally knowledgeable in critical areas that impact FQHC’s, such as the Medicare/Medicaid cost reports, Federal Financial Reports (FFR), and Uniform Data System (UDS) reports, as well as other government regulatory reports required by the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). Alessandra prides herself on her success at all-source revenue maximization and her in-depth knowledge of day-to-day health center processes combined with her financial industry experience has enabled her to improve client’s balance sheet as well as their overall operations.

Laura Kurian

DIrector

Laura Kurian is an experienced financial and operational advisor serving not-for-profit organizations across New York and New Jersey, with deep expertise in healthcare and federally funded programs. Acts as a primary liaison to executive leadership, Finance Committees, and Boards of Directors, delivering strategic financial reporting, budget oversight, and compliance guidance. Provides executive-level fiscal leadership that strengthens financial stewardship, cash management, and long-term planning.

Specializes in financial statement analysis, grant and Federal reporting, revenue-cycle oversight, and audit coordination. Recognized for translating complex financial data into actionable insights while ensuring regulatory compliance, operational efficiency, and sustainable organizational growth.

Yassine Nejmi

Director

Yassine Nejmi is a seasoned executive and strategic financial leader with more than two decades of experience guiding high-stakes financial planning, analysis, and operational forecasting for senior leadership teams. Known for his disciplined methodology and analytical acumen, Yassine excels at transforming complex financial data into actionable insight that drives organizational stability and long-term growth.

As Director at National Healthcare Consulting Corp., he partners with healthcare organizations, institutional clients, and executive teams to strengthen financial foundations, enhance internal controls, and develop comprehensive financial models that inform sustainable strategy across diverse operating environments. Since 2018, Yassine’s leadership has been instrumental in elevating fiscal accountability and supporting confident, data-driven decision-making at the executive level.

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