Roger Cohen is an Associate in the Health Care Department, resident in the New York office. His practice focuses on health care fraud and abuse and regulatory matters.
Roger's experience in fraud and abuse matters includes representing hospitals and other providers in numerous high-stakes government investigations under the federal and state false claims acts; defending an array of providers including substance-abuse treatment and mental-health providers in a variety of other fraud and abuse matters such as audits by the New York State Office of Medicaid Inspector General and disputes with state health care regulators concerning regulatory compliance and licensure; conducting internal investigations for health care providers related to allegations of fraud and abuse; and counseling providers concerning self-disclosure.
His regulatory experience includes advising providers concerning reimbursement matters, counseling medical-supply, medical-device, and pharmaceutical companies concerning sales and marketing activities, and providing advice to providers and health plans regarding the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Roger also advises health care providers and technology companies concerning issues related to electronic health records, e-prescribing, and telemedicine.
Roger serves as a member of the firm’s Pro Bono Initiative Committee and manages the firm’s partnership with the Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem (NDS). He also frequently represents indigent criminal defendants as pro bono counsel for NDS. In October 2009, NDS presented Proskauer with its annual Special Recognition Award in appreciation of the firm’s extensive work for the organization.