Description

Job Description
 

Office of the General Counsel (OGC)

at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Division (CMSD) and

National Complex Litigation and Investigations Division (NCLID)
 

Multiple Attorney Positions
 

Multiple Attorney Roles

Duty Stations: May include Washington, DC; Baltimore, MD; Philadelphia, PA; Atlanta, GA; Kansas City, MO; or Denver, CO.  Remote work opportunities will be considered strictly between the locations listed. Reimbursement for relocation expenses is not available

Application Deadlines: Various

Salary Range: Various

Important: Please read each announcement closely for details on the process for completing an application for each posted position, the job duties and experience requirements for each position, the salary range for each position and the closing date for each posted position on the Job Announcement Page

Job Announcement Page:

https://www.hhs.gov/about/agencies/ogc/careers/open-opportunities/index.html

Who We Are: The Office of the General Counsel (OGC) is the legal team for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), providing quality representation and legal advice on a wide range of highly visible national issues. OGC supports the development and implementation of the Department's programs by providing the highest quality legal services to the Secretary of HHS and the organization's various agencies and divisions.

OGC is comprised of three principal subcomponents: the Immediate Office, Headquarters Divisions, and Regional Hubs for CMSD. The National Complex Litigation and Investigations Division (NCLID) is one of the Headquarters Divisions.  The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Division (CMSD) is another of the Headquarters Divisions with Regional Hubs in Philadelphia, Atlanta, Kansas City, and Denver.

OGC is looking to fill multiple positions in its CMSD and NCLID Divisions.

NCLID serves as the in-house counsel for the Department at large focusing on complex cases from across the HHS litigation portfolio. NCLID cases include nationwide class action litigation against HHS programs operated by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA); challenges to the implementation of new programs administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); disputes involving the distribution of funds administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA); administrative litigation challenging rules enforced by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) that address discrimination in health programs; and cases involving First Amendment issues that affect the entire Department. In addition, NCLID works on investigations related to activities or events that present legal risk for the Department.

CMSD defends policies, regulations, and guidance issued by CMS, the nation’s largest healthcare payer. The current openings present an opportunity to help develop and defend transformative changes to the healthcare system.  CMSD is currently seeking to fill both junior and senior attorney positions in its Program Integrity Group, Program Enforcement Group, Program Review Group and Litigation Group.

The Program Integrity Group advises CMS and the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ASTP/ONC) on issues relating to fraud, waste, and abuse, financial management, and program compliance. Work areas include CMS Innovation Center models, drug pricing work, client advice tied to prevention of fraud, waste and abuse, and/or False Claims Act work.

The Program Enforcement Group provides a range of advice and counseling to CMS related to enforcement of Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP requirements, litigates administrative cases on behalf of CMS before the Departmental Appeals Board (DAB), and supports DOJ in federal court litigation defending final agency actions and lawsuits against CMS.

The Program Review Group provides and oversees provision of complex and highly significant legal counsel to CMS. This includes overseeing the legal review of significant regulatory and guidance documents and proposed legislation for Medicare, Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), private insurance market reforms, Health Benefit Exchanges, consumer surprise billing protections, drug price negotiation and rebate programs, implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, CMS Innovation Center Models, and health information exchange-related areas including information blocking and the ONC Health IT Certification Program, among others.

The Litigation Group works with the Department of Justice to defend CMS’s actions in federal court.  Litigation attorneys act as both lead and supporting attorneys in cases in federal district and appellate courts.  Cases involve challenges to healthcare-related statutes, CMS regulations, Administration priorities and initiatives, as well as highly specialized Medicare provider reimbursement work.

For additional information about OGC’s mission, please visit our website at: http://www.hhs.gov/ogc/index.html

To apply please visit:

https://www.hhs.gov/about/agencies/ogc/careers/open-opportunities/index.html