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Powers 2019 Year in Review

Over the years, Powers has grown to be a leading legal voice in Washington—from our founding as a healthcare law firm in 1983 to our expansion to education law, tribal law, government relations, and nonprofit law. In 2019, we continued to grow our team and expand our capabilities to offer the best to our clients. As we kick off 2020, we reflect on some of the highlights of 2019 and the many accomplishments that made this past year successful.

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Kathleen Hatfield Joins Powers Government Relations Practice

Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville, PC, a nationally-recognized law firm with practices in the areas of healthcare, education, legislative and regulatory affairs, Indian tribal governments and nonprofit organizations, is pleased to announce that Kathleen Hatfield has joined the firm as Counsel in the government relations practice.

Powers Co-founders Cited in Autobiography of Former D.C. Hospital Association President

Powers co-founders, the late Galen Powers and Senior Counsel Jim Pyles, were recently cited and pictured in an autobiography by Stephen H. Lipson, the former Executive Director of the District Of Columbia Hospital Association.

Powers Senior Counsel Jim Pyles Authors Chapter in Textbook on Applied Psychoanalysis

Powers Senior Counsel Jim Pyles co-authored a chapter in the recently published Textbook of Applied Psychoanalysis. The chapter, which Mr. Pyles wrote with his brother, Robert L. Pyles, M.D., discusses an ethical approach to health reform and asserts that health reform legislation must give priority to the individual’s interest in personal autonomy and privacy.

Powers Releases Memorandum Summarizing Proposed Changes to Stark Law

On October 17, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would make a number of modifications to the regulations implementing the physician self-referral or “Stark” law. Powers released a memo summarizing those proposed changes. Read it here.

Powers Principal Paul Moorehead Authors Opinion Piece in Law360

Powers Principal Paul Moorehead co-authored an opinion piece in Law360 with Robert Porter, Managing Principal of Capitol Hill Policy Group, calling on the Trump Administration to pursue comprehensive regulatory reform to boost Indian tribal economies.

Powers Ranked Among the “Best Law Firms” of 2020 by U.S. News – Best Lawyers®

Powers is pleased to announce that it has earned recognition for the 10^th consecutive year in “Best Law Firms,” an annual guide published by U.S. News and World Report and The Best Lawyers in America^®.

Powers Welcomes Healthcare Associate Mark Ogunsusi

Powers is pleased to announce that Mark Ogunsusi, Pharm. D., J.D., has joined the firm as a Healthcare Associate in the 340B Program and Drug Pricing practice group.

Powers Principal Barbara Straub Williams to Present at HFMA Fall Education Conference

Powers Principal Barbara Straub Williams will present this week on the 340B drug pricing program at the Healthcare Financial Management Association’s (HFMA) Virginia-DC Fall Education Conference. Barbara will present with Susan Castillo of the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters. Their presentation will discuss the latest trends and topics related to the 340B program and compliance issues related to the program.

Powers-backed Legislation Garners Endorsement from Hundreds of Healthcare Organizations

More than 370 patient and provider organizations endorsed legislation this week that would reform prior authorization requirements in Medicare Advantage, a bill that Powers Principals Peggy Tighe and Diane Millman helped draft and advance through their work with the Regulatory Relief Coalition (RRC).

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