Steven D. Schwartz, CPA, a partner with CohnReznick, leads the Healthcare Industry Practice in our New York office, and is a member of the Firm’s Not-for-Profit and Education Industry Practice. With 25 years of experience in the healthcare field, Steve concentrates his practice on serving FQHCs. His clients include community/migrant health centers, foster care agencies, health homes, homeless programs, HIV programs, drug treatment programs, prepaid health service plans, adult day care centers, and other not-for-profit organizations and for-profit corporations.

Steve performs auditing, accounting, and management advisory services for clients and has extensive knowledge in Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS) and Federal Single Audit under the Uniform Guidance (formerly OMB Circular A-133). He is exceptionally knowledgeable in critical areas that impact his clients, such as the 340B Drug Pricing Program, 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). More recently, Steve has provided clients with guidance relating to the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) and other government relief programs available through the CARES and American Rescue Plan Acts, and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), through his role as a member of the firm’s SBA Task Force.

In addition to his work on internal training for the firm, Steve also lectures on financial and regulatory topics of note within the healthcare industry through various external webinars and speaking engagements at board trainings. He has presented to the California Primary Care Association (CPCA), the Bi-State Primary Care Association (serving Vermont and New Hampshire), the Community Health Center Association of Connecticut (CHCACT), the Georgia Primary Care Association (GPCA), and the Community Health Care Association of New York State (CHCANYS), as well as at the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) conferences and trainings.

He is licensed as a CPA in New York; Florida; and the U.S. Virgin Islands.