Timothy W. Kennedy

Attorney | Indianapolis

Phone: (317) 977-1436
| Fax: (317) 633-4878

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About Timothy

Tim Kennedy is a health care attorney who advises hospitals and health systems on regulatory, payment and policy matters, with particular emphasis on Medicaid reimbursement.

Tim brings decades of experience working with providers on complex health policy issues and has played a leading role in shaping hospital‑related legislation at the state level.

Tim’s practice includes:

  • Advising hospitals on Medicaid reimbursement issues;
  • Drafting and lobbying hospital‑related legislation;
  • Counseling providers on health policy initiatives; and
  • Supporting regulatory and payment strategies for health systems.

Tim was the principal drafter of Indiana’s Hospital Assessment Fee legislation and a principal drafter of Indiana’s Medicaid expansion legislation, known as the Healthy Indiana Plan 2.0. He was named an Indiana Hospital Association Award of Merit honoree in 2023.

EDUCATION

Wabash College, B.A. - 1980

Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, J.D. - 1983

ADMITTED TO BAR

  • Indiana - 1983
  • U.S. District Court, Northern & Southern Districts of Indiana - 1983
  • Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals - 1983
  • U.S. Court of Claims - 1983
  • U.S. Tax Court - 1985

memberships

  • Indiana Bar Association
  • American Health Law Association

Experience

  • Health Care Lobbyist

honors

  • Best Lawyers in America
  • Sagamore of the Wabash (Governor’s Award) – 2015, for assistance provided in the development and implementation of Indiana’s Section 1115 health care coverage expansion, Healthy Indiana Plan 2.0
  • Indiana Hospital Association “Award of Merit” Honoree – 2023