Emily J. Cook is an associate in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s Los Angeles office. She focuses her practice on Medicare provider certification, reimbursement and regulatory compliance.
Prior to law school, Emily spent more than five years with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, most recently in the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy where she counseled hospitals, skilled nursing facilities and clinics on Medicare reimbursement and regulatory issues. In addition, Emily was responsible for developing the regulatory policy regarding Medicare provider reimbursement for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). She also served as the senior policy advisor to the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services, advising the committee on key issues related to government health care policy. While with the government, Emily regularly worked with staff from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and other federal and state governmental agencies to address regulatory barriers to health care delivery.
Emily earned her J.D. with honors from the University of Chicago Law School and her M.S. in public health from the University of North Carolina School of Public Health. She received her B.A., cum laude, in history with a certificate in health policy from Duke University.
Emily is admitted to practice in California. She is a member of the Board of Directors of Health Care Excel.
Education
- University of Chicago Law School, J.D. (with honors), 2009
- University of North Carolina, M.S.P.H., 2001
- Duke University, B.A. (cum laude), 1998
