Deborah Samenow is a health care regulatory lawyer with more than ten years of federal government experience reviewing and adjudicating Medicare claims for coverage and reimbursement. She has drawn on that experience to help advise providers and suppliers on provider enrollment and reimbursement issues, licensure matters, overpayment disputes, and related regulatory matters such as those associated with internal and external audits, due diligence analyses, compliance plans, claim appeals, and billing and coding issues. She advises clients on effectively navigating regulatory hurdles and managing risk so that they can focus on patient care.
Prior to joining Baker Donelson, Ms. Samenow served as an Administrative Appeals Judge on the Medicare Appeals Council at the United States Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Departmental Appeals Board (DAB). In this role, she adjudicated Medicare claims on appeal from the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA), issuing final administrative actions on behalf of the Secretary of HHS.
Before serving as an Administrative Appeals Judge, Ms. Samenow was Deputy Director of the division that supports the Medicare Appeals Council within the DAB. She collaborated with leadership on internal rulemaking, policy formation, and claim appeals operations within the Department.