Overview
Health care providers and health-related companies, financial institutions, medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers, and investors turn to attorney Lesley Yeung for guidance on industry trends, policy developments, and advice on coding, coverage, payment, and compliance under Medicare, Medicaid, and other government and commercial third-party reimbursement programs.
For more than a decade at Epstein Becker Green, Lesley has represented health care providers, payors, private equity firms, and other investors. Lesley counsels clients on legal and policy issues related to Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, VA, and commercial payors. She has extensive experience developing comprehensive strategies for medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers on coding, coverage, payment, and regulatory compliance issues under Medicare, Medicaid, and with commercial payors. She also advises on commercialization strategies and compliance related to artificial intelligence, digital health (including prescription digital therapeutics), and telemedicine.
In addition to coding, coverage, and payment issues, areas of Lesley’s counsel include new payment methods, such as accountable care and pay for value, as well as HCPCS codes, CPT codes, J codes, and Q codes. She also advises clients regarding new and evolving federal and state health care regulatory issues, such as the Hospital and Health Plan Price and Transparency in Coverage Rules, the No Surprises Act and similar state surprise billing laws, the Inflation Reduction Act, and the Mental Health Parity Laws.
She also assists health care providers and payors with compliance issues, including defending government investigations relating to health care fraud and abuse arising under anti-kickback laws, the Stark Law, and the False Claims Act.
Earlier in her career, Lesley clerked at a large nonprofit membership organization, where she supported litigation efforts related to the provision of long-term care services under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Prior to attending law school, Lesley was a health insurance specialist at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. She also previously worked as a program analyst at the Department of Health and Human Services and as a presidential management fellow at the National Institutes of Health.
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Focus Areas
Services
- Artificial Intelligence
- Behavioral Health
- Drug and Medical Device Coding, Coverage, and Payment
- Drug Pricing Policy & Reporting
- Fraud and Abuse Compliance Counseling and Defense
- Government and Commercial Coding, Coverage, and Payment
- Health Care
- Health Policy and Legislation
- Medicare Advantage
- Mental Health Parity
- Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
- Stark and Self-Referral Laws
- Value-Based Purchasing and Accountable Care
Industries
Trending Issues
Experience
Recognition
- Washington DC Rising Stars, Health Care (2014 to 2020)
Credentials
Education
- The George Washington University Law School (J.D., 2009)
- New York University (M.P.A., 2002)
- Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
- Boston University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2000)
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- New York
Professional & Community Involvement
- American Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
Media
Events
Past Events
- Fall 2024
- Jefferies London Healthcare Conference 2022: US Drug Pricing Negotiation
Insights
Insights
- PublicationsCMS Issues Mandatory “TEAM Model” for Acute Care Hospitals to Improve Episode-Based Alternative Payments and Advance ...17 minute read
- Media CoverageLesley Yeung Quoted in “How Trump Could Weaken Medicare Drug Pricing Negotiations”4 minute read
- Firm AnnouncementsEpstein Becker Green Awards 2023 Annual Core Values Champions4 minute read
- Media CoverageLesley Yeung Quoted in “Doctors Question Medicare Quality Program as More Face Steeper Penalties”2 minute read
- PublicationsBiden Administration Prioritizes Health Equity in Proposed Reforms to Medicare Managed Care33 minute read
- Publications
Towards an Interconnected Health Care System: How Can Interoperability and Transparency Get Us There? – Journal of Health ...
September–October 2022 - PublicationsU.S. Department of Labor Settles Unprecedented Lawsuit Against United Healthcare for Violations of the Mental Health ...12 minute read
- PublicationsThe No Surprises Act: New and Surprising Challenges for Clinical Laboratories3 minute read
- PublicationsThe No Surprises Act: A Look at the First Round of Federal Regulations on Surprise Billing3 minute read
- Firm AnnouncementsEpstein Becker Green Recognized as a Top 50 Best Law Firm for Women9 minute read
- Media CoverageLaw360 Names the Eight Epstein Becker Green Attorneys Who Moved Up the Ranks in Q12 minute read
- PublicationsMental Health and Substance Use Disorder Parity Compliance: Documentation Requirements and Federal Enforcement ...March-April 20212 minute read
- PublicationsAre We There Yet? OIG and CMS Issue Long-Awaited Final Rules Aimed at Promoting Innovative Value-Based Care Models and ...3 minute read
- Media CoverageLesley Yeung Quoted in "CMS Plans Aggressive Price Transparency Enforcement While Hospitals Urge a Halt to the New Rules" ...2 minute read
- PublicationsStark Law Updates Aimed at Advancing the Transition to Value-Based Care: CMS Issues a Final Rule Creating New Exceptions for ...26 minute read
- PublicationsOIG Issues a Final Rule Designed to Advance the Transition to Value-Based Care and Modernize the Regulatory Framework ...39 minute read
- PublicationsHHS's Efforts to Reduce Prescription Drug Prices and Transition to Value-Based Care – Part 1: CMS and OIG Issue a Series of ...15 minute read
- PublicationsNew Health Care Transparency Requirements: Will They Lower Cost and Improve Quality?11 minute read
- Firm AnnouncementsEpstein Becker Green Announces 2021 Promotions5 minute read
- PublicationsPost-Acute Care and "COVID-19 Centers of Excellence"9 minute read
- Firm Announcements
Sixteen Epstein Becker Green Attorneys Named to 2020 Washington, DC, Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
5 minute read - PublicationsCMS Issues Additional Blanket Waivers to Help Medicare Providers and Suppliers Meet Beneficiaries’ Health Care Needs ...20 minute read
- PublicationsNew and Pre-Existing Federal Waivers and Flexibilities Available to Health Care Providers During a National Emergency ...23 minute read
- PublicationsMedicare Expands Access to Genetic Diagnostic Tests for Certain Ovarian and Breast Cancers10 minute read
- PublicationsMedicare’s Proposed National Coverage Determination: Expanding Access to Genetic Screening Tests for Certain Ovarian ...12 minute read
- Firm Announcements
Sixteen Epstein Becker Green Attorneys in Washington, DC, Named to 2019 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
6 minute read - PublicationsBig Changes on the Horizon: Documenting Office and Outpatient E&M Visits3 minute read
- Firm Announcements
Seventeen Epstein Becker Green Attorneys Named to 2018 Washington DC Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
5 minute read - BlogsCMS Finalizes Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Part D Programs for CY 20195 minute read
- PublicationsSAMHSA Finalizes Additional Changes to the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records Regulations ...20 minute read
- PublicationsComment Deadline Approaches for CMS's Proposed Changes to Medicare Advantage and Part D Programs for CY 2019 – Part 3: Part D ...13 minute read
- PublicationsMACRA Physician Payment Reform: Time to Take Stock of What Is Working and What Changes Are Needed2 minute read
- Firm Announcements
Sixteen Epstein Becker Green Attorneys Named to 2017 Washington DC Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
5 minute read - PublicationsSAMHSA Releases Final Rule to Modernize Confidentiality Requirements for Patients Seeking Treatment for Substance Use ...1 minute read
- PublicationsMental Health Parity Enforcement Efforts Likely to Continue but with New Focus2 minute read
- PublicationsMedicare and Social Security Reform—Over 60 Million Beneficiaries Are Likely to Say "No"2 minute read
- BlogsWhat Does It Mean to Be a Recipient of Federal Financial Assistance for Purposes of Section 1557 Compliance?6 minute read
- PublicationsFive Key Issues Impacting Health Care Employers36 minute read
- Firm Announcements
Five Epstein Becker Green Attorneys in Boston and Stamford Named to 2016 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists ...
8 minute read - PublicationsNondiscrimination Standards Under ACA Section 1557: Now Is the Time to Act25 minute read
- PublicationsThe Road to Physician Payment Reform: Key Considerations for MIPS and APM Participation2 minute read
- PublicationsAll About APMs: What Will It Take for Physicians to Earn the APM Bonus Under MACRA?2 minute read
- PublicationsMIPS Performance Scoring: Understanding How CMS Proposes to Calculate Performance Is Key to Preparing for MIPS ...2 minute read
- PublicationsMACRA Proposed Rule: CMS Provides Details on Implementing Medicare's New Quality Payment Program2 minute read
- PublicationsMental Health Parity Final Rule for Medicaid and CHIP: Few Changes from the Proposed Version32 minute read
- Media CoverageLesley Yeung Quoted in "For Medicare's Joint Replacement Model, a Steep Learning Curve"2 minute read
- PublicationsDoing the Cha-Cha on Exchange Rules: CMS Moves Forward on Standardized Plan Offerings but Steps Back from Instituting ...39 minute read
- Publications
Implementation of MIPS and APMs: Provider Compliance Considerations in the New World of Physician Payment Reform, Journal ...
March–April 2016 - PublicationsCMS Issues Final Rule on Covered Outpatient Drugs38 minute read
- PublicationsCMS Continues to Strengthen Federal-Level Requirements for Qualified Health Plans21 minute read