Margo Smith Email & Phone Number

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Advise health care providers and entities, including hospitals, clinics, and physician groups, on federal and state regulatory issues, including Medicare and Medicaid compliance and reimbursement and fraud and abuse prevention and remediation. Counsel clients in the cannabis industry regarding regulatory compliance and transactions, including federal and state legal risk and compliant business arrangements.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Washington, D.C.

Nashville, Tn

Conducted research and drafted memoranda on the False Claims Act, entrapment, waiver of privilege, and sentencing; drafted sentencing memorandum for defendant convicted of kidnapping; contributed to appellee brief regarding conspiracy charges and sentencing; observed court proceedings

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Contributed to reports to Congress and 15 case study reports; collaborated on four reports on implementation of the Affordable Care Act; drafted portions of three proposals for federal grant funding totaling over $25 million; conducted key informant interviews and focus groups on site visits in 15 states.

-Created database of potential applicants -Organized and managed materials for first readers to enable faster first-reader process

-Performed community and organizational assessment to identify community needs -Applied and received grant to create and give two workshops for child mothers on prevention and communication-Developed organizational guide for FunANM to better guide future projects

-Collaborated on community health project lowering hospital readmission rates for heart failure patients -Created presentation for CMS on Heart Failure Passport-Developed database for beneficiary protection of 50 common diseases -Contacted 125 medical professionals to conduct survey on drug safety-Created presentation for CMS on Care Transitions Project-Developed database of medical resources for homeless people in Detroit, MI

Doctor Of Law - Jd, Law

Activities and Societies: Order of the Coif; Executive Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review; National Association of Women Lawyers Outstanding.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Public Policy, History

Activities and Societies: Duke Democrats, McKids Club, Episcopal Center, Alpha Phi, Healthy Devils Peer Education, Pathways Service Trip.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Study abroad program in Madrid, Spain