Katherine Cooper

Katie Cooper advises pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers and providers and suppliers on all aspects of the vast healthcare regulatory landscape.  With nearly 15 years of experience as a senior attorney for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of the General Counsel in its Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Division, Katie leverages her extensive regulatory background and deep knowledge of the Medicare program to help clients navigate the complex arena of coverage, coding, and payment.

Katie is a leading expert on Medicare reimbursement issues, with a particular focus on the Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) program.  Drawing on her years of experience, Katie uses her extensive knowledge to advise hospitals and life sciences companies affected by OPPS policies.  She has deep knowledge of Medicare Part B payment for all types of providers and suppliers, with expertise in reimbursement for developing technologies and novel therapies, including through her work on CMS Innovation Center alternative payment models.  Using her broad notice-and-comment rulemaking experience and substantive awareness, Katie gives clients unique insights into the often-opaque world of federal healthcare policy development and provides practical and actionable advice and advocacy.

Prior to her role at HHS, Katie was an associate at a Washington, D.C. law firm where she defended pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers in products liability litigation and False Claims Act investigations. 

Katie earned her J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law, where she was an Articles Editor for the Maryland Law Review and earned the Clinical Law Program Public Service Award.