Überblick
Eric Zimmerman is a recognized Medicare law and policy authority and registered lobbyist who represents clients before Congress and administrative agencies, and helps clients navigate federal legislative and regulatory processes related to Medicare coverage, coding, reimbursement and compliance. He primarily counsels and represents hospitals and health systems, ambulatory surgery centers, clinical laboratories, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and device manufacturers and suppliers, medical trade associations and professional societies.
Eric is the global head of McDermott’s Health Practice. He also serves as a principal of McDermott+Consulting LLC, McDermott’s integrated health-focused policy, lobbying and data analytics consultancy.
Ausgewählte Referenzmandate
- Representing some of the country’s largest health systems and service providers, diagnostics companies, and pharmaceutical and device manufacturers before the US Congress, the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and other federal agencies
- Advancing legislative and regulatory changes achieving Medicare coverage, improving reimbursement, and revising regulatory obligations
- Developing and implementing lobbying strategies, and forming and managing advocacy coalitions
- Providing financial analysts and investors with specialized due diligence to understand the implications of federal legislative and regulatory developments, and evaluate investments in health care companies
- Representing providers before the Provider Reimbursement Review Board, Medicare Geographic Classification Review Board, administrative law judges and federal courts
Auszeichnungen
- Business Insider’s Top DC Power Players in Healthcare 2019
- The Best Lawyers in America 2014 to 2022, Health Care Law, including 2020 “Lawyer of the Year”
- Chambers USA 2006 to 2021
- The Legal 500 US 2020
- Who’s Who Legal: Healthcare 2021
- The National Law Journal 2011, Most Influential Lawyers
- Washingtonian Magazine 2013, Top Lawyer
- LMG Expert Guides 2018, Best of the Best, Healthcare
Mitgliedschaften
- American Health Lawyers Association, board of directors and president
Qualifikation
Education
George Mason University School of Law, JD, 1997
George Washington University, MBA, 1993
Emory University, BA, 1989
Admissions
District of Columbia
Maryland
