Peter W. Thomas

Principal

Peter W. Thomas joined Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville in 1991 and became a principal in 1996. Mr. Thomas has a federal law and legislative practice in the areas of health care and disability policy, Medicare coverage and reimbursement policy, medical rehabilitation services, devices and research, appropriations, and vocational and community services and supports.

Mr. Thomas’ public service includes:

• National Advisory Council of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (“AHRQ”), US Department of Health and Human Services (1998 to 2001)
• President's Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry: Chair; Subcommittee on Consumer Rights, Protections and Responsibilities (1997-1998)
• National Advisory Board for the Center on Medical Rehabilitation Research (“NCMRR”) at the National Institutes of Health (1992-1996).
• Institute of Medicine Committee on Improving the Disability Decision Process: SSA’s Listing of Impairments and Agency Access to Medical Expertise; National Academy of Sciences (2005-2006)

Mr. Thomas has served on a number of non-profit boards including the Center for International Rehabilitation ("CIR") / Physicians Against Land Mines, the Foundation for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and the American Trauma Society (ATS).  He has also served as a Trustee for the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities ("CARF" (2002-2004).  He has served as Co-Chair of the Health Task Force of the Consortium for Citizens with Disablities (CCD) for over fifteen years and General Counsel to the National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics (NAAOP).

Mr. Thomas has personal experience with disability and is co-author of The Americans with Disabilities Act: A Guidebook for Management and People with Disabilities (1993).

Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville is a Washington, DC-based law firm that focuses on healthcare, education and the law of tax-exempt organizations.

News & Publications

• Powers Principal Peter Thomas Quoted in "'Happy to be Alive': Blast Amputees Confront Uncertain Road Ahead"
• Teleconference: Landmark Medicare Settlement Improves Coverage Of Services To Maintain Function, November 5
• Peter Thomas Awarded Lifetime Achievement Award by the Amputee Coalition
• Peter Thomas quoted in NY Times article on Medicaid Policy
• Peter Thomas testifies before the Institute of Medicine's Board on Health Care Services
• Peter Thomas Addresses Healthcare Reform's Impact on Hospitals & Physicians
• PPSV Co-Sponsors "Healthcare Reform: The Next Critical Steps"
• PPSV holds Healthcare Reform Webinars
• Peter Thomas Attends President Obama Ceremony on Passage of Health Care Reform
• PPSV Medicare Appeals Team Presents to AHA Membership
• PPSV Analysis of Election Results and Impact on Health Care
• Jimmo v. Sebelius – Settlement Agreement Has Major Implications on Medicare Beneficiaries with Disabilities and Chronic Conditions
• The Americans with Disabilities Act: A Guidebook for Management and People with Disabilities (1993)
• Peter Thomas testifies before the Institute of Medicine's Board on Health Care Services
• The New Healthcare Reform Law's Impact on Physicians: Medicare, Medicaid and Related Physician Issues
• PPACA's Impact on Hospitals: Part A Medicare, Medicaid and 340B
• PPACA's Impact on Chronic Care Coordination, Rehabilitation, Post Acute & Long Term Care
• The New Healthcare Reform Law - What It Means for Providers, Practitioners and Consumers
• Proposed Changes to Medicare IRF Coverage Requirements
• FAIR Fund Supports Federal Court Litigation Challenging Unlawful Procedures by Medicare Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs)
• FY 2009 Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations Bill Passes House
• Written Statement of Peter W. Thomas, Esq., Co-Chair of the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Health Task Force
• Solving the Riddle of Inpatient Rehabilitation Coverage
• Congress Increases TRICARE Program's Coverage of Assistive Technology
• Summary of Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (adobe acrobat format)