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Knicole Emanuel

Knicole Emanuel

Partner

301 Hillsborough Street
Suite 1400
Raleigh, NC 27603
T 919.329.3824
knicole.emanuel@nelsonmullins.com
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Knicole has devoted more than 25 years to a healthcare litigation practice, with a focus on defending healthcare providers with Medicare and Medicaid issues, including alleged overpayments, reimbursement suspensions due to prepayment review and credible allegations of fraud, False Claims Act accusations, Civil Investigative Demands, Anti-Kickback, terminations of contracts, and Board complaints.

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Knicole has devoted more than 25 years to a healthcare litigation practice, with a focus on defending healthcare providers with Medicare and Medicaid issues, including alleged overpayments, reimbursement suspensions due to prepayment review and credible allegations of fraud, False Claims Act accusations, Civil Investigative Demands, Anti-Kickback, terminations of contracts, and Board complaints.

She possesses a deep understanding of the complex Medicare and Medicaid payment system, third party payors, the distinctive business of healthcare providers, the interplay of federal and state Medicare and Medicaid regulations, and the actions of federal and state agencies that impact the operations of healthcare entities. 

Knicole has considerable experience trying administrative cases, having argued over 2,000 cases in more than 42 states, and has also appeared before multiple states' medical boards. In numerous states, she has successfully obtained federal injunctions that enabled healthcare providers to continue operating despite accusations of healthcare fraud, inappropriate billing, and contract terminations.

Throughout the United States, Knicole frequently delivers presentations on healthcare law, the ramifications of the Affordable Care Act, and regulatory compliance for providers, such as physicians, home health and hospice providers, dentists, chiropractors, hospitals, and durable medical equipment providers. She is also a weekly panelist on RACMonitor’s podcast, “Monitor Monday,” where she serves as a resource and commentator on Medicare and Medicaid audits.

Please contact Knicole directly for an introduction or to discuss a specific client inquiry. 

Knicole Emanuel

a deep understanding of the complex Medicare and Medicaid payment system, third party payors, the distinctive business of healthcare providers, the interplay of federal and state Medicare and Medicaid regulations, and the actions of federal and state agencies that impact the operations of healthcare entities. 

Knicole has considerable experience trying administrative cases, having argued over 2,000 cases in more than 42 states, and has also appeared before multiple states' medical boards. In numerous states, she has successfully obtained federal injunctions that enabled healthcare providers to continue operating despite accusations of healthcare fraud, inappropriate billing, and contract terminations.

Throughout the United States, Knicole frequently delivers presentations on healthcare law, the ramifications of the Affordable Care Act, and regulatory compliance for providers, such as physicians, home health and hospice providers, dentists, chiropractors, hospitals, and durable medical equipment providers. She is also a weekly panelist on RACMonitor’s podcast, “Monitor Monday,” where she serves as a resource and commentator on Medicare and Medicaid audits.

Please contact Knicole directly for an introduction or to discuss a specific client inquiry. 

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Representative Experience

  • Litigated more than 3,000 healthcare cases.
  • Represented a New Mexico behavioral healthcare entity accused of an alleged overpayment of $12 million and successfully litigated the amount owed to $865.35.
  • Represented an Indiana geneticist whose Medicaid reimbursements were suspended based on credible allegations of fraud and won a federal preliminary injunction lifting the suspension.
  • Obtained preliminary injunctions for multiple behavioral healthcare facilities, oral surgeons, pediatric care physicians, and durable medical equipment companies across the country.

Publications

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Representative Experience

  • Litigated more than 3,000 healthcare cases.
  • Represented a New Mexico behavioral healthcare entity accused of an alleged overpayment of $12 million and successfully litigated the amount owed to $865.35.
  • Represented an Indiana geneticist whose Medicaid reimbursements were suspended based on credible allegations of fraud and won a federal preliminary injunction lifting the suspension.
  • Obtained preliminary injunctions for multiple behavioral healthcare facilities, oral surgeons, pediatric care physicians, and durable medical equipment companies across the country.

Publications

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Professional Activities

  • Board of Directors, Autism Services and the Brotherhood of Warriors
  • Member, American Health Law Association (AHLA)

Knicole has devoted more than 25 years to a healthcare litigation practice, with a focus on defending healthcare providers with Medicare and Medicaid issues, including alleged overpayments, reimbursement suspensions due to prepayment review and credible allegations of fraud, False Claims Act accusations, Civil Investigative Demands, Anti-Kickback, terminations of contracts, and Board complaints.

She possesses... a deep understanding of the complex Medicare and Medicaid payment system, third party payors, the distinctive business of healthcare providers, the interplay of federal and state Medicare and Medicaid regulations, and the actions of federal and state agencies that impact the operations of healthcare entities. 

Knicole has considerable experience trying administrative cases, having argued over 2,000 cases in more than 42 states, and has also appeared before multiple states' medical boards. In numerous states, she has successfully obtained federal injunctions that enabled healthcare providers to continue operating despite accusations of healthcare fraud, inappropriate billing, and contract terminations.

Throughout the United States, Knicole frequently delivers presentations on healthcare law, the ramifications of the Affordable Care Act, and regulatory compliance for providers, such as physicians, home health and hospice providers, dentists, chiropractors, hospitals, and durable medical equipment providers. She is also a weekly panelist on RACMonitor’s podcast, “Monitor Monday,” where she serves as a resource and commentator on Medicare and Medicaid audits.

Please contact Knicole directly for an introduction or to discuss a specific client inquiry. 

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Representative Experience

  • Litigated more than 3,000 healthcare cases.
  • Represented a New Mexico behavioral healthcare entity accused of an alleged overpayment of $12 million and successfully litigated the amount owed to $865.35.
  • Represented an Indiana geneticist whose Medicaid reimbursements were suspended based on credible allegations of fraud and won a federal preliminary injunction lifting the suspension.
  • Obtained preliminary injunctions for multiple behavioral healthcare facilities, oral surgeons, pediatric care physicians, and durable medical equipment companies across the country.

Publications

Education

  • University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, JD, magna cum laude (2000)
  • North Carolina State University, BA, magna cum laude (1996)

Admissions

  • Georgia
  • North Carolina

Practice Areas

  • Board of Directors, Autism Services and the Brotherhood of Warriors
  • Member, American Health Law Association (AHLA)