J. Michael Grubbs is a partner in the Healthcare Department. He serves as administrator of the department for the Indianapolis, Indiana office. His practice includes representation of healthcare providers before state and federal healthcare regulatory agencies and in related litigation matters. His work also includes resolution of reimbursement and regulatory compliance issues as well as structuring or restructuring ventures and transactions to avoid problems before they arise.
Prior to entering the practice of law in 1988, Mr. Grubbs worked in various clinical and administrative roles with several healthcare providers in Indianapolis as a certified paramedic for a hospital ambulance division, an assistant administrator with a health maintenance organization, and chief financial officer of an organization operating group homes for children with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities. He was also deputy director of the Indiana Health Care Association, a trade association that represents more than 400 proprietary long-term-care facilities and lobbies the Indiana General Assembly. He has been instrumental in drafting federal and state legislation regarding Medicaid disproportionate share payments, Medicare geographic reclassification criteria, mental health commitments, and access to health records.
