Jordan Johnson

Jordan Johnson is a Partner in the Atlanta office of Hall Booth Smith, specializing in aging services and health care matters. His practice features a wide range of regulatory, administrative, and litigation matters, including the full spectrum of issues health care providers face such as reimbursement, regulatory compliance, and administrative hearings and appeals.

Jordan received a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from Mercer University’s Walter F. George School of Law. During law school, he was a member of the Brainerd Currie Honor Society and Health Care Law Society. He also received a Certificate in Advanced Legal Writing, Research, and Drafting. He graduated cum laude from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Arts in History.

Experience

Jordan has experience representing health care providers in a variety of regulatory and reimbursement issues, including seeking reimbursement for or defending against the denial of claims submitted to various payors, including Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare Advantage Organizations, and private insurance companies. Jordan also has experience assisting long-term care providers navigate the complex regulatory environment, including appealing adverse survey findings and alleged deficiencies and advocating for changes in law and policy on their behalf.

Aging Services

Jordan’s experiences include representing long-term care and skilled nursing facilities in regards to involuntary discharges, record request responses, guardianship/conservatorships, reimbursement issues, and general regulatory compliance.

Government Affairs

Jordan works closely with the Hall Booth Smith Government Affairs team to advocate for change and reform on behalf of healthcare providers.

Health Care

Jordan represents providers regarding regulatory, contractual, and reimbursement issues, including payment denials, alleged overpayments, and defending against recoupments.

Recognition

•Top Lawyers , Health Care Law, GaBiz Magazine, 2026
•Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, Elder Law, Health Care Law; Best Lawyers; 2026

Presentations

•Long-Term Care Updates
Georgia Health Care Association (GHCA), 2024 Summer Convention; June 19, 2024
•Pressing Forward - The State of Medicaid Eligibility and Reimbursement
Georgia Health Care Association, Winter Convention & Expo; January 18, 2024
•Involuntary Discharges & Residents’ Rights
Georgia Health Care Association, Winter Convention & Expo; January 16, 2024
•The ‘Emergency’ is Over: Now What? Legal Updates Associated with Medicare, including the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals-Georgia, Medicare Summit, March 2023

•Georgia Medicaid Eligibility: Business as Usual
Georgia Health Care Association, Winter Convention & Expo, February 2023
•Medicaid Eligibility and Reimbursement Updates: Developing Key Financial Relationships
Georgia Health Care Association, Summer Convention, June 2022
•Are We Out of the Woods Yet? Legal Updates Associated with Medicare in Light of COVID-19’s Ever Changing Effects on Payment
Georgia Associations of Health Underwriters, Medicare Summit, September 2021
•Reimbursement Matters: Connecting the Dots Between Admission and Appeals
Tennessee Health Care Association, Convention, August 2021
•Medicaid: Seasons of Change
Georgia Health Care Association, Summer Convention, June 2021
•Medicaid Waivers and Avoiding Denials
Georgia Health Care Association, Winter Convention, February 2021
•Surveys and the Implications on Personal Injury Litigation - COVID-19
Georgia Health Care Association Winter Convention, February 2021
•Rising to the Top: It’s the Little Things - Controlling the Narrative in Crisis Communication and Expectation Management
Georgia Health Care Association Bi-Annual Convention, January 2018
•Reducing Readmissions: Where are we, where are we going, and how do we get there?
Seminar in the South, November 2017
•Establishing a Firm Foundation: What Recent Trends Tell Us About Getting Back to the Basics
Georgia Health Care Association Bi-annual Convention, June 2017
•What’s Old is New: Back to the Basics
Georgia Health Care Association Bi-annual Convention, January 2017

Publications

•CMS Finalizes Rule Increasing Minimum Staffing Standards in Nursing Homes
HBS Health Care Highlights Blog; April 26, 2024
•New Rule Requires Increased Transparency in Nursing Home Ownership
HBS Health Care Highlights Blog; December 13, 2023
•Recent OIG Report Could Result in a Revamp & Refocus of Georgia’s Nursing facility Survey Process
HBS Health Care Highlights Blog; September 19, 2023
•Executive Order 14070: Implications on Skilled Nursing Facilities & the Impending Staffing Mandate
HBS Health Care Highlights Blog; April 27 2023

•Biden-Harris Administration’s Plans to Crack Down on Nursing Homes Indicate Upcoming Uptick in Survey Activity
HBS Health Care Highlights Blog, March 2022
•Texas Court Vacates Provisions of the No Surprises Act Interim Final Rule
HBS Health Care Highlights Blog, March 2022
•New Georgia Law Imposes Extensive New Requirements for Georgia Long-Term Care Facilities
HBS Health Care Highlights Blog, May 2021
•Creative Solutions to Medicaid Reimbursement Concerns: What to Do and When Within LTC?
Annals of Long-Term Care; April 29, 2021
•Georgia Department of Public Health Updates its Administrative Order to Permit Additional Visitation in Long-Term Care Facilities
HBS Health Care Highlights Blog, March 2021
•Georgia Governor Kemp Clarifies Quarantine Requirements for ‘Fully Vaccinated’ Long-Term Care Facility Staff and Residents
HBS Health Care Highlights Blog, March 2021
•Major EHR Vendor Settles False Claims Act Allegations
HBS Health Care Highlights Blog, February 2021
•HHS proposes major changes to HIPAA’s Privacy Rule
HBS Health Care Highlights Blog, December 2020
•New Changes to Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statutes
HBS Health Care Highlights Blog, November 2020
•Texas District Court Rules That Providers Must Exhaust Patient’s Administrative Remedies to Preserve ERISA Standing
HBS Health Care Highlights Blog, November 2020
•Major Health Insurer Forced to Amend Claim Processing Guidelines Due to Violation of Fiduciary Duties Under ERISA
HBS Health Care Highlights Blog, November 2020
•Georgia DPH Revises Guidance To Long-Term Care Facilities
HBS Coronavirus Litigation Blog, September 2020
•The Georgia Department Of Public Health Issues Reopening Guidance To Long-Term Care Facilities
HBS Coronavirus Litigation Blog, September 2020
•Georgia’s Senior Care Reform Bill Adds COVID-19 Requirements To New Legislation For Assisted Living Communities
HBS Coronavirus Litigation Blog, July 2020
•Litigation Financing - The Ethical Quandary
For The Defense, January 2018

In the Press

HBS Attorneys Recognized in 2026 Georgia Super Lawyers & Rising Stars Lists

February 16, 2026

HBS is excited to announce that nine attorneys have been recognized on the 2026 Georgia Super Lawyers & Rising Stars list.