Überblick
Rebecca Waltuch provides legal counsel to health care clients including hospitals, health systems and accountable care organizations (ACOs). She advises clients on a range of regulatory issues, including federal health care program fraud and abuse and the Stark law. Becca also provides operational and transactional guidance to clients in connection with complex contracting matters including multi-state physician practice acquisitions, provider employment agreements, and physician and non-physician practitioner (NPP) recruitment agreements. She also has experience in matters related to physician network affiliations, value-based payment models, and managed care contracting.
Previously, Becca was in-house counsel to a large community-based ACO and community hospital network and worked in provider contracting for a large managed care organization.
Referenzmandate
- Serves as the lead lawyer for physician contracting matters for a large hospital system
- Routinely assists clients with preparation of ACO waivers
- Assisted clients with voluntary self-disclosures, including submissions under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Self-Referral (Stark) Disclosure Protocol (SRDP)
- Drafted template participation agreements for a multi-state physician network
- Helped a large health system navigate a data breach investigation and negotiate a settlement with the US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights
Auszeichnungen
- The Best Lawyers in America, Health Care Law, 2023
Mitgliedschaften
- American Health Lawyers Association
Qualifikation
Education
Northeastern University School of Law, JD, 2007
Tufts University School of Medicine, MPH, 2007
Barnard College Columbia University, BA, 2003
Admissions
Massachusetts
New Jersey
New York
