No Surprises Act Guidance for Health Plans: Final Rules, IDR Process, Qualifying Payment Amounts, Disclosures

Ms. Andrew advises clients in all major aspects of employee benefits including qualified and nonqualified plans, IRS and DOL compliance matters, merger and acquisition issues, executive compensation, and employment agreements. She also concentrates her practice in health care related matters, including health care reform legislation, compliance with HIPAA, federal and state health care anti-fraud laws, such as anti-kickback statute, and Stark Law. Ms. Andrew also advises nursing homes, assisted living facilities, medical device, and life sciences organizations regarding compliance with state and federal regulatory requirements.

Ms. Datlow is a member of the Managed Care + Employee Benefit Litigation Group. She has experience defending group welfare benefits and pension benefits plans subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) against allegations of fiduciary violations and other claims under ERISA brought by the Secretary of Labor and by a workers' union in an alleged class action. Ms. Datlow also defended cases involving allegations of medical malpractice as well as hospital negligence. Recently, she obtained a dismissal of a vicarious liability claim against a national operator of hospitals by successfully showing that the expert opinion letter accompanying the complaint did not meet the statutory mandate. Additionally, Ms. Datlow has experience defending discovery of peer review material and doctors' credentialing files, and has written on the topic of hospital risk management. 

Ms. Flynn is a partner in the firm’s Consumer Financial Services practice and specifically within the Financial Services Litigation practice. She represents clients in federal and state court, both at the trial and appellate level in the areas of complex litigation and business disputes, health care litigation, including ERISA and out-of-network issues, and consumer litigation in more than 21 states nationwide. As a result of new legal developments, Ms. Flynn increasingly counsels clients to ensure they comply with the myriad of growing laws in the consumer law with a particular emphasis on the intersection of TCPA and HIPAA.