Jennifer Michael Email & Phone Number

I’m a health care attorney at Bass, Berry & Sims, based in the firm’s Washington, DC, office. I focus my practice on federal and state fraud and abuse issues, including anti-kickback, self-referral, false claims, and regulatory compliance.Before joining Bass, Berry & Sims, I served as Chief of the Industry Guidance Branch (IGB) at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Counsel to the Inspector General (OCIG). In that role, I led a team of attorneys responsible for interpreting and applying federal fraud and abuse statutes to a wide variety of arrangements across all segments of the health care industry. During my tenure, IGB issued dozens of advisory opinions, the first-ever rescission of an advisory opinion, Special Fraud Alerts, policy statements, and various other guidance documents. In addition, I supervised rulemakings involving the federal anti-kickback statute and the federal civil monetary penalty law prohibiting inducements to beneficiaries. My duties also included advising the Chief Counsel and other members of senior leadership at the Office of Inspector General (OIG) regarding the application of federal fraud and abuse laws to health care arrangements. I also provided and supervised technical assistance to government officials at the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and other state and federal agencies.