About Michelle Apodaca
Missy Apodaca helps health care providers plan for and accomplish long-term objectives while tackling the challenges of day-to-day operations. With experience as top in-house counsel for a health plan and years in private practice advising on emerging health care trends, Missy brings a combination of business savvy and legal experience her clients need. Missy's clients include hospitals and health systems, physician practices, health care providers and technology companies working in the health care space.
The tough advocate health care providers trust
Missy served as the vice president of advocacy, legal and public policy at the Texas Hospital Association. She also served as in-house legal counsel and compliance officer for a Texas health maintenance organization and as a legislative aide in both the Texas State Senate and the US House of Representatives. This breadth and depth of experience serves as a strong foundation for Missy's zealous advocacy for her clients.
Practice Focus
- Health care law
- Medicare Advantage, Medicaid managed care and commercial health insurance
- Developing and negotiating alternative payment arrangements
- Negotiation of managed care contracts
- Regulatory and licensure issues for facilities and health plans
- Telemedicine and telehealth
News
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August 15, 2024
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June 6, 2024
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June 1, 2023
Publications
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November 10, 2020
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August 2020Contributor
Quick Reads
Presentations and Events
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April 18–19, 2024Planning Committee, Moderator | Significant Federal and State Policy Disruptors: Impacts on the Private Healthcare Marketplace
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October 8–10, 2023Presenter | An Update on Legislative and Congressional Health Care Policy Priorities
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April 7-8, 2022Moderator | 2022 State and Federal Healthcare Legislative Landscape
