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Paige M. Jennings

Special Counsel

Washington +1 202 662 5855

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  • About

    Paige Jennings assists clients with matters related to Medicare, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, pharmaceutical pricing, federal anti-kickback law, and health information technology. Paige has particular experience with administrative appeals filed with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and related challenges in federal court.

    Paige joined the firm after working for a number of years on health policy matters in government and the private sector. Prior to earning her law degree and Master of Public Affairs, she worked in the U.S. Senate advising Senators John Breaux of Louisiana and Tom Carper of Delaware on health and social policy matters. Paige later handled federal health policy issues for WellPoint, Inc. (now Anthem).

    While in law school, Paige worked with the U.S. Office of Management and Budget during consideration of the Affordable Care Act, and with the Federal Trade Commission for then-Chairman Jon Leibowitz. She clerked for the Honorable Royce C. Lamberth on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

    Areas of Expertise

  • Practices and Industries
  • Representative Matters
    • Advising health care providers regarding compliance considerations surrounding receipt of COVID provider relief funds.
    • Representing electronic health record (EHR) vendor in ongoing False Claims Act investigation related to the certification of EHRs under the HHS EHR incentive program.
    • Counsel to major pharmaceutical manufacturer in multiple, complex litigation matters in state and federal courts involving prescription drug pricing.
    • Successfully represented hospital provider in litigation to recover reimbursement from health insurers for emergency services rendered to Affordable Care Act plan enrollees.
    • Represented health benefits companies in administrative appeals of HHS decisions involving the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit program.

    • Successfully represented state government in appeal of $200 million federal Medicaid disallowance related to complex real estate and financial transactions.
    • Successfully represented state government in appeal of nearly $100 million federal Medicaid disallowance.
    • Assisted in preparation of amicus brief in King v. Burwell, No. 14-114 (U.S. Supreme Court 2015).
    • Advised pharmaceutical clients on 340B pricing, Medicaid drug rebates, Medicare Part B pricing, and health care data transparency issues.
    • Advised clients on issues related to the federal anti-kickback statute.
    • Represented multiple state government clients in challenging disallowances of funds in federal programs.

    Areas of Expertise

  • Credentials
    Education
    • University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 2012
        • With honors
        • Order of the Coif
        • Texas Law Review, Articles Editor
        • Student Attorney, Criminal Defense Clinic
    • The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin, M.P.Aff., 2012
        • Graduate Research Assistant, Health Policy
        • Elected Member, Graduate Public Affairs Council
    • Duke University, B.S.
        • Major in Biology, Minor in Chemistry
        • magna cum laude
    Bar Admissions
    • District of Columbia
    • Virginia
    • U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
    • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Government Experience
    • U.S. Senate
    Judicial Clerkship
    • Hon. Royce C. Lamberth, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, 2012 - 2013
    Languages
    • Spanish
    Pro Bono
    • Successfully challenged federal agency’s withholding of Affordable Care Act data from national non-profit organization in Freedom of Information Act suit. Secured releases of requested data for use in client’s online health plan comparison tools for consumers in multiple states.
    • Advised non-profit organization on policy options for providing District of Columbia low-income seniors with home accessibility modifications.
    • Represented local non-profit organization in administrative proceeding concerning the community health reinvestment obligations of a not-for-profit insurer.
    Previous Experience
    • U.S. Senator John Breaux, Legislative Assistant
    • U.S. Senator Tom Carper, Legislative Assistant
    • WellPoint, Inc., Federal Health Policy Manager
    • Federal Trade Commission, Charles H. March Fellow
    • U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Intern

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