Biography

Michael Moss is an attorney with more than thirty years’ experience in the practice of healthcare law,  Medicaid public administration, and Medicaid managed care. 

As counsel at Grant Austin LLC, Michael represents healthcare providers including hospitals, physician groups, and community health systems with transactional, commercial, regulatory, and employment matters. He advises several healthcare community enterprises with transactional and regulatory matters, litigates contract disputes on behalf of providers, and serves as outside counsel for community hospitals. He provides healthcare and other entities with strategic support and defense in employment matters, litigating employment cases in federal court and before the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission. He also represents financial institutions with creditor defense and real estate litigation.  

Before joining Grant Austin, Michael served as General Counsel to Family Health Network, a Medicaid Medicare managed care company, where he generated millions of dollars in revenue and cost avoidance for  the enterprise, negotiated and resolved issues with provider agreements, represented the plan in fiscal  matters with the state’s Medicaid agency, and oversaw the company’s corporate structure. Michael was also the director of Illinois projects for Sellers Dorsey, a nationally recognized Medicaid finance consulting firm,  working on provider fee arrangements with the state for healthcare entities and public-private partnerships for improved care delivery. 

A graduate of the Chicago-Kent College of Law and the University of Chicago’s Harris School for Public Policy,  Michael headed the finances and budgeting for the State of Illinois’ Medicaid program for over 10 years. As  the Finance Administrator for the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, he managed more than $12  billion in annual state and federal Medicaid spending and helped bring over $6 billion in new federal funding  to the state through several hospital assessment programs. As the Associate Director for Healthcare  Budgeting at the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget, Michael oversaw the state’s combined multi-agency healthcare spending, helped to resolve a $2.7 billion healthcare budget deficit, and reduced the annual cost growth of the Medicaid budget from double digits to 2.5% without cutting coverage for beneficiaries.

Memberships & Affiliations

• Chicago Bar Association

Education

Michael holds a BA in political science from George Washington University, a JD from the Chicago-Kent College of Law, and an MPP from the University of Chicago. He is a member of the Chicago Bar Association.