Samuel Ruddy
Areas of Focus
Overview
Samuel H. Ruddy litigates complex health care and employee benefits disputes. As a member of Crowell & Moring’s Health Care Group and cross-sectional Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice, Sam represents managed care organizations, health insurers, employers, trade associations, and health care providers in federal, state, and arbitral forums. He also counsels managed care organizations, health insurers, and trade associations regarding mental health parity and provider reimbursement issues, and he advises health care providers and patient advocacy organizations on price transparency compliance.
Career & Education
- The White House
Associate, Office of Presidential Personnel, 2015–2016 - Department of Commerce
Special Assistant, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 2016–2017
- The White House
- University of Pennsylvania, B.A., magna cum laude, 2015
- Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., magna cum laude, 2020
- Maryland
- District of Columbia
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Sam's Insights
Client Alert | 35 min read | 07.11.24
On Friday, June 28, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Chevron U.S.A. v. Natural Resources Defense Council (“Chevron”)[1] in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo (No. 22-451) and Relentless v. Dep’t of Commerce (No. 22–1219)[2] (the two cases collectively referred to as “Loper Bright”), bringing an official end to the decades-old and eponymously named “Chevron deference” doctrine. Not content to stop there, the Court returned fresh to work Monday, July 1, to, in Corner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (No. 22-451)[3] (“Corner Post”), effectively extend the limitations period to challenge final agency actions under the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”).
Client Alert | 7 min read | 08.02.23
New Proposed MHPAEA Rule Builds on NQTL Comparative Analysis Standards
Client Alert | 4 min read | 12.13.22
Insurers’ COVID-19 Notepad: What You Need to Know Now - Week of December 12, 2022
Representative Matters
- Representing health plans in litigation and arbitration matters regarding reimbursement rates and provider billing practices.
- Defending ERISA plan claims administrators in appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit regarding mental health benefits.
- Representing health insurance issuers in class actions regarding mental health benefits.
- Defending managed care organizations against ERISA breach of fiduciary duty claims alleging health benefit claims overpayments.
- Representing a nursing home in appeals challenging a state Inspector General’s audit adjustment to the home’s per diem Medicaid rate.
- Drafting appellate amicus briefs on ERISA statutory interpretation issues for trade associations representing employee benefit plan sponsors, fiduciaries, and service providers.
- Counseling health plans on compliance with mental health parity laws and regulations.
- Counseling managed care organizations, health care providers, and patient advocates on federal No Surprises Act regulations.
Sam's Insights
Client Alert | 35 min read | 07.11.24
On Friday, June 28, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Chevron U.S.A. v. Natural Resources Defense Council (“Chevron”)[1] in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo (No. 22-451) and Relentless v. Dep’t of Commerce (No. 22–1219)[2] (the two cases collectively referred to as “Loper Bright”), bringing an official end to the decades-old and eponymously named “Chevron deference” doctrine. Not content to stop there, the Court returned fresh to work Monday, July 1, to, in Corner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (No. 22-451)[3] (“Corner Post”), effectively extend the limitations period to challenge final agency actions under the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”).
Client Alert | 7 min read | 08.02.23
New Proposed MHPAEA Rule Builds on NQTL Comparative Analysis Standards
Client Alert | 4 min read | 12.13.22
Insurers’ COVID-19 Notepad: What You Need to Know Now - Week of December 12, 2022
Insights
Finding a Constitutional Home for the Public Trust Doctrine
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43 Environs Environmental Law & Policy Journal 139
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01.01.19
108 Georgetown Law Journal Online 80
Sam's Insights
Client Alert | 35 min read | 07.11.24
On Friday, June 28, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Chevron U.S.A. v. Natural Resources Defense Council (“Chevron”)[1] in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo (No. 22-451) and Relentless v. Dep’t of Commerce (No. 22–1219)[2] (the two cases collectively referred to as “Loper Bright”), bringing an official end to the decades-old and eponymously named “Chevron deference” doctrine. Not content to stop there, the Court returned fresh to work Monday, July 1, to, in Corner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (No. 22-451)[3] (“Corner Post”), effectively extend the limitations period to challenge final agency actions under the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”).
Client Alert | 7 min read | 08.02.23
New Proposed MHPAEA Rule Builds on NQTL Comparative Analysis Standards
Client Alert | 4 min read | 12.13.22
Insurers’ COVID-19 Notepad: What You Need to Know Now - Week of December 12, 2022
