Deborah Outlaw, JD

Council Member Biography

Deborah Outlaw is the Principal of The Outlaw Group in Washington, DC, where she provides legislative and regulatory services to physician specialty groups, allied health providers, medical device manufacturers, and non-profit organizations interested in medical research. With over 25 years of experience in developing health care public policy, her practice focuses on federal programmatic policy issues and trends on national health reform, Medicare/Medicaid coverage, coding, and reimbursement for services and devices in various health sectors, medical research, and policies surrounding implementation of Health Information Technology. She served in two Presidential Administrations and for a U.S. Senator Director of Congressional Affairs in the Legislative office at CMS, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, and attorney in the Executive Office of the President. (This is me - Update Profile)

Employment History

2002 - present

Principal, THE OUTLAW GROUP

2000 - 2002

Senior Director, Health Care Practice Group, Smith Bucklin and Associates

1994 - 2000

Counsel, Wunder Diefenderfer Cannon and Thelen

1990 - 1994

Director of Government Affairs, National Association of Medical Equipment Suppliers

1986 - 1989

Director of Congressional Affairs, CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES

1980 - 1984

Health Legislative Counsel, John Tower (R-TX), SENATE, UNITED STATES