Jason M. Healy
PRINCIPAL
Before forming this law firm in 2011, Jason was a Partner in the Life Sciences & Health Industry practice group at the Washington, DC office of Reed Smith LLP.
Jason has represented hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies, hospices, rehabilitation and behavioral health clinics, emergency medical services providers, institutional pharmacies, medical device manufacturers, durable medical equipment suppliers, health care trade associations and medical educators. His practice encompasses a wide range of regulatory, litigation, legislative, corporate and contractual matters for health care clients.
Jason concentrates in counseling long term acute care hospital (LTCH), inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF), inpatient psychiatric facility (IPF), and related hospital-based and outpatient service providers on legislative, regulatory, reimbursement, compliance, development and other issues.
He advocates directly with federal agencies, including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and supports advocacy efforts with federal legislators. In addition to drafting comment letters to proposed rules, Jason provides legal analysis and alternatives to develop legislative proposals and supporting materials for lobbying efforts.
Over the past 25 years, Jason has represented hundreds of providers before the Provider Reimbursement Review Board, CMS Administrator, Departmental Appeals Board, state and federal courts, and other administrative tribunals in Medicare and Medicaid appeals on reimbursement, quality reporting, coverage, enrollment, and termination. He has significant experience and success with large group cases, complex reimbursement, statistical sampling, and medical necessity cases.
Jason has defended health care clients in government enforcement actions, including audits, investigations, qui tam False Claims Act cases, and other administrative and litigation
matters. In addition, Jason has helped providers develop compliance programs and appropriately respond to compliance issues.
Jason also advises clients on how to properly structure transactions and other business activities to comply with health care fraud and abuse laws, such as the Anti-Kickback Statute and the Physician Self-Referral ("Stark") Law.
In support of legislative initiatives for trade association and provider clients, Jason has drafted significant model legislation to advance federal tort reform; enhanced confidentiality of quality of care information; and LTCH certification criteria and payment policies.
Bar Admissions
District of Columbia
Maryland
Court Admissions
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Maryland Court of Appeals
Professional Affiliations
American Health Lawyers Association
American Bar Association
District of Columbia Bar Association
Maryland Bar Association
Experience
1997-2011 Reed Smith LLP
1994-1996 Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto
Legal Education
1999 J.D., Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law
Catholic University Law Review
Undergraduate Education
1994 B.A., Colgate University, Philosophy and Political Science
