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The Health Law Insider blog provides insights about health care-related laws and regulations from Stoel Rives’ dedicated team of health care lawyers and industry experts. This blog covers the full spectrum of regulatory and compliance issues faced by the health care industry, including data privacy and security, fraud and abuse, reimbursement, health care transactions, antitrust, taxation, and insurance regulation.

Stoel Rives health care attorneys serve as advisors to providers, managed care entities, insurers, group health plans and vendors. This experience allows us to combine our knowledge of best practices with our in-depth understanding of the industry as a whole. The Health Law Insider blog will deliver news and insights about the regulatory and compliance issues we deal with on a daily basis and that shape the health care industry.

Bethany BacciPartner503.294.9837 Email Bethany Bacci is a member of Stoel Rives' Employee Benefits Group and counsels public and private employers on how to stay in compliance with the Internal Revenue Code, ERISA, HIPAA, COBRA, and the other statutory and regulatory regimes...More

Howard Bye-TorreOf Counsel206.386.7631 Email Howard Bye-Torre focuses his practice on assisting clients with employee benefit matters relating to cafeteria, health and other welfare plans. Howard advises clients on ERISA, federal health care reform (ACA), HIPAA, COBRA, HITECH, USERRA, Medicare Part D, Medicare Secondary Payer...More

Laurie HuotariPartner612.373.8847 EmailLaurie Huotari has extensive experience representing clients in all aspects of mergers and acquisitions, company reorganizations, private equity financing, corporate governance, commercial transactions, and joint venture and strategic alliances. She also acts as general counsel to a variety of clients and advises entrepreneurs on choice of entity and startup matters. Laurie serves clients in a variety of industries including energy, technology and e-commerce, life science devices, health, manufacturing, consulting, food and agribusiness.More

Rachel LeePartner503.294.9403 EmailRachel Lee helps her clients with a variety of business litigation, with a specific focus on appellate matters. Whether at the appellate or trial court level, clients in industries as diverse as healthcare, construction, manufacturing, utilities, and online services have come to rely on Rachel’s assistance in navigating complex civil litigation.More

Sarah OyerAttorney206.386.7595 EmailSarah Oyer focuses her practice on health care law with an emphasis on regulatory compliance. She works with clients including hospital and health care systems, managed care organizations, physician practice groups, pharmacies, laboratories, and insurers on a variety of health care and privacy matters, including health care reform implementation, models for health care delivery, and compliance with fraud and abuse, physician self-referral, insurance, privacy, corporate practice of medicine and other laws and regulations governing the provision of health care services.More

Terri RambosekOf Counsel206.386.7505 EmailTerri Rambosek is a health care lawyer with extensive experience and knowledge of the complex regulatory environment that affects business operations and strategic transactions of health care organizations and providers. Her collaborative approach, business insights, and communication skills enable Terri to provide practical advice and support based on an in-depth understanding of an organization’s strategic goals.More