Daniel Hettich

Practice Areas

Dan Hettich is a partner with a national practice focused on Medicare reimbursement issues affecting hospitals and health systems. He provides comprehensive services within the area of Medicare reimbursement -- from advising clients on agency requirements, to lobbying Congress when a change in statute is necessary, to defending clients against Medicare related FCA claims – with a special focus on litigating agency errors or misinterpretations in Federal court under standards created by the APA.

Dan recently led briefing and did oral argument before the Ninth Circuit in Empire Health v. Becerra where the Ninth Circuit vacated a CMS policy that almost universally decreased payments to hospitals that treat a disproportionate share of indigent patients. In November of 2021, he defended the Ninth Circuit’s decision in oral argument before the Supreme Court of the United States.

Mr. Hettich completed his six-year term as Vice Chair of the American Health Lawyers Association's Regulation, Accreditation and Payment practice group. He is also a frequent speaker at the AHLA's annual Institute on Medicare and Medicaid Payment, as well as a speaker for the AHLA's Annual Meeting, HFMA's Annual Meeting, and the American Bar Association Health Law Summit.