Anne W. Hance is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s Washington, D.C. office. She is a member of the Health Industry Advisory Practice Group and co-chair of the Firm’s Insurance/Payors Affinity Group.
Anne focuses her practice on advising health insurers, health maintenance organizations, pharmacy benefit managers and other industry stakeholders on federal and state regulatory matters. She counsels clients on a broad range of issues, including health insurance market reforms enacted under Health Care Reform; federal health care programs, including the Medicare managed care (Medicare Advantage) Program, the Medicare prescription drug benefit (Medicare Part D) program, and the Medicaid Program; state insurance regulatory issues; HIPAA privacy and security matters; federal fraud and abuse and compliance issues; as well as general legal and health policy issues.
Anne frequently presents and authors articles on issues relating to Health Care Reform, Medicare Advantage, and Medicare Part D, including legislative and regulatory developments, compliance matters, Medicare marketing requirements, and Medicare risk adjusters. She is vice-chair in charge of publications for the American Health Lawyers Association’s (AHLA’s) Payors, Plans and Managed Care Practice Group and co-editor of the AHLA Managed Care Contracting Handbook. Anne also serves on the editorial advisory board for BNA’s Health Insurance Report.
Prior to entering law school, Anne worked as a health policy and reimbursement specialist for a law firm.
Anne is a member of the American Bar Association, Health Law Section; American Health Lawyers Association; and District of Columbia Bar Association, Health Law Section.
Anne is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia.
Education
- Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D., 2002
- Colgate University, B.A., 1998
