Thora Johnson is co-chair of Venable's Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation, and Health Group. Thora provides counsel on regulatory, compliance, tax, and business matters that are impacting healthcare providers, hospitals, continuing care retirement communities, health insurers, group health plans, pharmaceutical and medical device companies, and health IT companies.
Thora has extensive experience with both the traditional and the ever-challenging healthcare regulatory landscape, including:
- The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy, security, and breach notification requirements
- Part 2 confidentiality requirements applicable to substance abuse records
- State health information privacy laws
- Medicare/Medicaid compliance
- Federal and state fraud and abuse rules
- Federal and state healthcare coverage continuation laws
- Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA)
- Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)
- The HIPAA nondiscrimination rules and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations applicable to employer wellness programs
- Affordable Care Act (ACA) compliance
- Regulatory requirements of the Employer Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the Internal Revenue Code, HIPAA, and the ACA as they apply to employer health plans