Hillary M. Stemple

Partner

Hillary offers service to health care providers and related companies, including hospitals and health care systems, physician group practices, pharmaceutical and device manufacturers, charitable patient assistance programs, and telehealth companies.

Hillary M. Stemple, Associate at Arent Fox

Hillary focuses her practice on advising a wide range of health care and life sciences companies on complex health care regulatory matters. She regularly advises clients on legal issues related to compliance with health care fraud and abuse laws, with an emphasis on the Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law, and the False Claims Act. Hillary also counsels clients on all aspects of overpayment issues and making voluntary self-disclosures, including the drafting and submission of self-disclosures to the OIG Self-Disclosure Protocol and the CMS Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol.

Hillary frequently partners to assess, develop, and implement compliance programs designed to ensure compliance with HHS-OIG and DOJ compliance program requirements. She also routinely advises clients on compliance matters related to developing and utilizing emerging technologies, including the implementation of telehealth programs.

Hillary’s clients include pharmaceutical and device manufacturers, charitable patient assistance organizations, hospitals and health care systems, physician group practices, and companies involved in emerging health care technologies, including telehealth companies.

She also regularly coordinates with the firm’s Government Relations group on federal advocacy efforts before Congress and the US Department of Health and Human Services on behalf of health care and life sciences clients.

Government Investigations

Hillary routinely advises and represents health care and life sciences clients in responding to government subpoenas and CIDs issued by the Department of Justice, component US Attorneys’ Offices, the HHS Office of the Inspector General, as well as state attorneys general and state agency officials.

Hillary has represented health care, life sciences, and related organizations in:

  • Leading internal investigations in response to CIDs and HIPAA Subpoenas;
  • Responding to government inquiries, including meeting with government prosecutors and agency representatives to advocate on behalf of clients;
  • Identifying and remedying compliance concerns identified during internal investigations; and
  • Negotiating settlement agreements and associated corporate integrity agreements.

Previous Work

Prior to joining ArentFox Schiff, Hillary worked at a Baltimore-based firm where she was an Associate in that firm’s Health Law group.

Professional Activities

Hillary is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association.

Hillary is a member of the Center for Telehealth & eHealth (CTeL) Legal Resource Team, serving as a subject matter legal expert for the CTeL Board of Directors, staff, and greater telemedicine community. 

Publications, Presentations & Recognitions

Publications

Presentations

  • Speaker, “When Compliance Creates Harm: Telehealth and the Crossing of State Lines,” AHLA 2023 Annual Conference; June 2023
  • Speaker, “Health Care Self-Disclosures: The Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How,” Lawline 2023 CLE Webinar; February 2023
  • Panelist, “Policy Response to MedPAC’s Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Concerns,” CTeL 2022 Fall Summit; December 6, 2022
  • Speaker, “Navigating the Murky Co-Management Waters,” Kentucky Optometric Association 2022 Annual Meeting; April 2022
  • Speaker, “The Future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Other Health Priorities Under the Biden Administration,” Lawline 2021 CLE Webinar; January 21, 2021
  • Speaker, “Value-Based Purchasing and the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute: What You Need To Know About Regulatory Changes,” Lawline 2021 CLE Webinar; April 2021
  • Speaker, “Changes to Medicare Telemedicine Requirements in the 2021 Physician Fee Schedule,” CTeL 2021 Fall Summit; December 2021
  • Speaker, “Health Care Compliance for Pharmaceutical and Device Manufacturers,” Lawline 2020 CLE Webinar; April 7, 2020
  • Co-Speaker, “Telemedicine and Long-Term Care: Reimbursement, Licensure, Informed Consent, Corporate Practice of Medicine,” Strafford webinar; June 12, 2019
  • Co-Speaker, “Telemedicine Fraud and Abuse Under the Microscope,” HIMSS 2019 Global Conference & Exhibition; February 14, 2019
  • “The Long Arm of the Anti-Kickback Statute: How to Ensure Your Telehealth Arrangements Are Compliant,” Center for Telehealth and e-Health Law (CTeL) Fall Telehealth Summit; December 4, 2018
  • Co-Speaker, “Telemedicine is Here! What Your Clients Need to Know,” American Association of Nurse Attorneys (TAANA) 2018 Annual Meeting and Educational Conference; August 16-18, 2018 (Denver, CO)
  • Co-Speaker, “Fraud and Abuse Under the Microscope,” Center for Telehealth and e-Health Law (CTeL) Spring Telehealth Summit; June 14, 2018 (Washington, DC)
  • Moderator, “In The Driver’s Seat: Leveraging Telehealth,” American Telemedicine Association’s 2018 Annual Conference; April 29, 2018 (Chicago, IL)
  • Speaker, “The Final 60-Day Overpayment Rule: Overview, Recent Developments, and What It Means for You and Your Clients,” The American Bar Association; April 17, 2018 (Webinar)
  • Co-Speaker, “Status of the ACA and Provider Compliance Programs,” National Capital Healthcare Executives (NCHE) Meeting; February 20, 2018 (Arlington, VA)
  • Speaker, “The Final 60-Day Overpayment Rule (What it Means for You and Your Clients),” Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA); December 5, 2017 (Webcast)
  • Co-Speaker, “The Affordable Care Act: What Now?” Lawline; June 5, 2017 (Webcast)
  • Co-Speaker, “Future Ramifications of the Affordable Care Act on the Healthcare Industry,” National Capital Healthcare Executives (NCHE) Meeting; February 21, 2017 (Arlington, Virginia)
  • Speaker, “It’s Here: The Final 60-Day Overpayment Rule (What it Means for You and Your Clients),” The American Association of Nurse Attorneys Annual Meeting & Educational Conference; November 12, 2016 (Dallas, Texas)

Recognitions

Hillary has been recognized in the 2021-2024 editions of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

Downloads

CT Article: OIG’s Revised Exclusion Criteria

Perspectives