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Sheree
R.
Kanner
Partner, Washington, D.C.
sheree.kanner@hoganlovells.com
Sheree Kanner's practice focuses on matters involving clients in the health care industry.
Prior to joining Hogan & Hartson in 2003, Sheree was the general counsel in two successive administrations for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In that capacity, she served as the principal legal advisor to the Administrator of CMS on all Medicare, Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program, and HIPAA issues, including coverage, reimbursement, fraud and abuse, managed care, and antitrust matters. In addition to counseling the CMS Administrator, Sheree frequently advised senior officials in HHS, including the Secretary and Deputy Secretary. She also supervised a staff of over 60 attorneys who provided legal services to CMS.
During her government service, Sheree served as a liaison between CMS and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Medicare and Medicaid fraud matters and represented HHS on several high level interagency workgroups established to harmonize and integrate executive branch policy. She was a member of the Executive Level Fraud Workgroup, which coordinated Medicare and Medicaid fraud efforts among CMS, HHS Office of the Inspector General, and DOJ. She was also the HHS representative to the White House National Economic Council’s Antitrust Workgroup.
Prior to serving as general counsel for CMS, Sheree headed the Medicare/Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Team for the Office of the General Counsel, HHS and supervised Medicare and Medicaid litigation for HHS. Before that, Sheree was associated with the health group of another major law firm in Washington, D.C. She began her legal career as an attorney with the Office of the General Counsel at HHS.
Sheree is a frequent speaker at national health law conferences and has written extensively on Medicare and Medicaid issues.
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
- Representation of a medical device manufacturer seeking coverage of a new technology by Medicare.
- Advising major pharmaceutical and device manufacturers about Medicare compliance issues.
- Representing major trade associations in meetings with senior government officials regarding Medicare reimbursement and compliance matters.
Hogan Lovells Publications
23 March 2012
"Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Health Reform." Health Care Alert, Hogan Lovells
24 February 2012
"CMS releases proposed rule on reporting and returning overpayments from the Medicare program." Health Alert, Hogan Lovells
27 October 2011
"Insights and implications of CMS ACO final rule." Health Alert, Hogan Lovells
13 June 2011
"The impact of the Department of Health and Human Services' Preliminary Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules on the Medicare and Medicaid programs." Health Alert, Hogan Lovells
08 April 2011
"Implications of federal agencies' proposed guidance on accountable care organizations." Health Alert, Hogan Lovells
20 September 2010
"CMS Makes a Significant Change to HCPCS Applications for 2012." Health Alert, Hogan Lovells
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