Overview

Attorney Teresa Mason concentrates on health care fraud and abuse, risk adjustment coding and payment, government investigations, and health regulatory counseling.

Teresa's services include the following:

  • Defending a variety of health care entities against federal and state government investigations related to health care fraud and abuse arising under the False Claims Act, the Anti-Kickback Statute, physician self-referral laws, and other state and federal fraud statutes
  • Conducting internal investigations related to health care fraud and counseling clients on self-disclosures
  • Negotiating settlement agreements and corporate integrity agreements in connection with state and federal investigations
  • Counseling clients—including plans, vendors, and providers—regarding Medicare Part C risk adjustment, including false claims defense, self-disclosures related to overpayment, enforcement counseling, risk adjustment program review, RAD-V preparedness, coding/documentation guidance, and compliance with Medicare regulations
  • Assisting Medicare Advantage Organizations with CMS program audits, responses to the imposition of civil monetary penalties or sanctions, and implementation of program changes
  • Assisting hospitals and health systems with disclosing or responding to non-compliance with Medicare Conditions of Participation, including EMTALA violations 
  • Designing institutional policies, procedures, and compliance documents
  • Advising clients on legal and regulatory compliance matters arising under Medicare, Medicaid, and other third-party reimbursement programs.

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Teresa has been chosen by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America©: “Ones to Watch” (2021) in the field of Health Care Law.

Prior to joining Epstein Becker Green, Teresa worked as a registered nurse in emergency medicine, pediatric oncology, and bone marrow transplantation. She also served as a medical analyst at a boutique litigation firm in the District of Columbia, where she was responsible for researching and analyzing medical information for attorneys who were defending major pharmaceutical companies in class action litigation.

In addition, Teresa has served on the local board of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants as the assistant Director-at-Large of Education.

During law school, Teresa was a member of the Georgetown Health Law Society and received a CALI Award for Excellence in Health Care Fraud and Abuse.

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  • Georgetown University Law Center (J.D.)
  • Liberty University (B.S.N.)

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Professional & Community Involvement

  • American Association of Nurse Attorneys
  • American Health Law Association
  • Health Care Compliance Association

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