Dr. William “Bill” Rogers brings more than 40 years of clinical experience to his role as Chief Medical Officer at Applied Policy. He spent 15 of those years managing emergency departments, giving him a detailed understanding of the impact of regulation and reimbursement policy, which he shares with Applied Policy’s clients.

Before joining Applied Policy, Bill spent 14 years at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), where he acted as a liaison between the agency and the clinicians who care for Medicare patients. In this role, he was involved in a wide range of CMS functions—from drafting regulations to ensuring that audit activities were fair and effective. He served as the ICD-10 Ombudsman and chaired the Physician and Allied Health Open Door Forum, the Ambulance Open Door Forum, and the First Fridays meeting with medical specialty groups and other stakeholders interested in CMS policy.

Bill also served on the Recovery Audit Contractor New Issues Review Board and led the Physicians Regulatory Issues team, coordinating the resolution of issues raised by medical specialists, mid-level providers, ambulance services, rural health clinics, and other entities that provide care to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.

While at CMS, Bill continued to practice emergency medicine as a Clinical Assistant Professor at Georgetown University. In January 2017, he moved to New Orleans, where he served as Director of Emergency Services at the New Orleans VA Medical Center and is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at LSU. As a colonel in the U.S. Air Force, Bill served as State Air Surgeon for the D.C. Air National Guard. He is a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians.