Anne (“Annie”) is an experienced advisor for healthcare clients on high stakes litigation, investigations, and compliance matters. She has significant experience defending clients in False Claims Act litigation and investigations brought by the US Department of Justice and qui tam relators. Annie helps her clients navigate matters involving state and federal false claims laws, anti-kickback laws, Stark laws, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement laws, state and federal privacy laws, Affordable Care Act, and laws regulating managed care organizations. Further, Annie has significant depth of experience in counseling on Medicare Advantage, risk adjustment, pharmacy benefits, and other issues affecting managed care organizations.
Drawing on her regulatory and litigation background, she helps clients navigate government scrutiny and manage compliance and litigation risk. Annie has experience in all phases and stages of litigation, internal reviews, and government investigations. Additionally, Annie provides regulatory advice in connection with transactional matters.
Annie is a frequent speaker regarding False Claims Act enforcement in health care. Annie also maintains a robust pro bono practice focused on adoption and veterans.
- Defending a national managed care organization in an investigation by the Department of Justice and the Office of the Inspector General of the US Department of Health and Human Services into whether the organization complied with Medicare Advantage regulations related to provider-reported diagnosis code submissions
- Counseling leading Medicare Advantage organizations in connection with internal investigations into alleged false claims violations
- Counseling Pharmacy Benefits Manger regarding compliance with evolving state regulations and investigations by state department of insurance
- Advise Medicare Advantage organizations regarding strategy for response to government audits
- Reviewing national managed care organizations’ compliance with Medicare Advantage regulations and related complex business challenges and opportunities
- Defending national managed care organizations in qui tam actions asserting claims under the False Claims Act concerning compliance with Affordable Care Act and Medicare Advantage regulations
Admissions
Bar Admissions
- California
Court Admissions
- US District Court, Northern District of California
Education
- Columbia University, J.D.
- University of Washington, B.A., Geography