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

Prior to joining Applied Policy, Bill spent 14 years at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), during which time he served as an interface between the agency and the clinicians who care for Medicare patients. In this role, he was involved in the breadth of CMS functions, from writing regulations to ensuring that audit activities were fair and effective. He served as the ICD 10 Ombudsman, 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 with an interest in CMS policy.

Bill also served on the Recovery Audit Contractor New Issues Review Board and directed the Physicians Regulatory Issues team. As director of the Physicians Regulatory Issues team, Bill served as an interface between clinicians and the Medicare and Medicaid programs. He coordinated the resolution of problems brought to his team by medical specialists, mid-level providers, ambulance services, rural health clinics, and many other entities which in one way or another 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 of 2017, he and his wife moved to New Orleans, where he served as the 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.