Health
 
 
 
Julie Kass handles health law at Ober|Kaler.  

    

Julie E. Kass
Principal
  jekass@ober.com
410-347-7314
443-263-7514 fax
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  Experience  

A member of the Health Law Group in Baltimore, Julie's practice focuses on the fraud and abuse aspects of Medicare and Medicaid, including Stark, the anti-kickback law, OIG exclusion authorities and civil money penalties. She also has a vast knowledge concerning Medicare coverage and reimbursement issues. She has experience with various provider types, including hospitals, durable medical equipment suppliers, physical and occupational therapists, and long-term care facilities.

 
 
    Admitted

Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

 
 
  Education

Case Western Reserve University School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 1994

Order of the Coif
Case Western University School of Law Jackson B. Morris Scholarship
Case Western Reserve Law Review, Notes Editor

University of Pennsylvania, M.A., 1991

University of Pennsylvania, B.A., cum laude, 1991

 
 
   Professional & Community

American Bar Association

American Health Lawyers Association

 
 
   Honoraries

Selected by Nightingale's Healthcare News as one of the Outstanding Fraud and Compliance Lawyers for 2006

Selected by Nightingale's Healthcare News as one of the Outstanding Young Healthcare Lawyers for 2004

 
 
   Publications & Presentations

Co-author with William T. Mathias, "Big Changes to Physician Diagnostic Testing Under 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule," G-2 Compliance Reports, 2008

Author, Health Law Handbook 2007 Edition, Chapter 10: "Distinctions Without Differences: An Examination of Protected and Prohibited Physician Ownership Arrangements Under Stark and Anti-kickback Statutes," 2007

Co-author with William T. Mathias, "Stark II, Phase III Final Regulation: Changing The Compliance Landscape," G-2 Compliance Reports, 2007

Co-author with William T. Mathias, "2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: Stark Physician Self-Referral Provisions & Related Policy Changes," G-2 Compliance Report, 2007

 
 
   Professional Background

Formerly Senior Counsel, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Counsel to the Inspector General, Industry Guidance Branch

 
 
   Significant Achievements

Being able to balance family and work.

 
 
   Favorite Quote

"If you will it, it is no dream!" — Theodore Hertzel