Anna’s practice focuses on healthcare transactional and regulatory matters for a variety of healthcare providers, including dental support organizations, management services organizations, ambulatory surgery centers and surgery center management companies, behavioral health companies and hospitals, as well as private equity sponsors in their platform and subsequent transactions.
Anna helps clients structure their transactions in light of regulatory restrictions. Further, she handles the spectrum of transactional issues, diligence and documents. Anna also advises clients regarding the Stark law, federal Anti-Kickback Statute, state and federal fraud and abuse laws, the corporate practice of medicine, and payor matters. Then, when the transaction is complete, Anna provides support as an outside general counsel resource, complete with the full spectrum of other legal disciplines at hand.
Prior to joining McGuireWoods, Anna clerked as a summer extern for Chief Judge Linda R. Reade of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa and received the University of Iowa College of Law’s prestigious William L. Boyd Public Service Distinction. In 2004, Anna was an intern in the Law and Policy Section of the Environment and Natural Resource Division at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C.
While earning her undergraduate degree from Luther College, Anna was a member of the Sigma Tau Delta Honor Society.
Experience
- Representation of an orthodontic services provider in its $2.1 million acquisition of assets from a Colorado-based orthodontic practice.
- Representation of a health system in the purchase of the stock or assets of numerous physician practices.
- Representation of a health system in the sale of its assets to a growing for-profit health system.
- Representation of a private equity fund in a $275 million equity recapitalization in conjunction with senior management of a surgical facility company.
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The University of Iowa College of LawJD
with High Distinction, Managing Editor and Student Writer, Iowa Law Review, Volumes 94 and 95
2010 - The University of IowaMAHealth Administration2007
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Luther CollegeBA
magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
2005
Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, Health Care Law, 2024
Named to “Reader’s Choice Awards,” for “U.S. Senate Passes American Rescue Plan — 10 Key Updates for Healthcare Providers,” one of the most-read articles, JD Supra, 2022
- Author, Key Takeaways From the 2024 Healthcare Finance and Growth Conference, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, October 15, 2024
- Author, OIG Plans New Guidance for Medicare Advantage and Nursing Homes, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, March 25, 2024
- Author, OIG’s New Compliance Guidance: 10 Action Items and Six Themes for Providers, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, January 11, 2024
- Author, Dental Industry Leaders See Further Expansion of DSOs: HCFG Conference Recap, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, October 27, 2023
- Author, Private Equity in Healthcare – An Updated Review of Selected Niche Investment Areas, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, August 7, 2023
- Author, Pushing Upmarket: Consolidation of DSOs and Secondary Private Equity Sales, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, May 5, 2023
- Author, Subsector Snapshots — Investor Interest in Dental Subsector Continues in 2022 and Likely Beyond, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, March 21, 2022
- Author, CMS Vaccine Mandate Enforcement Begins — Understanding the Three Deadlines, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, January 27, 2022
- Author, Supreme Court Upholds CMS Vaccine Mandate: Next Steps for Healthcare Providers, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, January 14, 2022
- Author, SmileDirectClub Not in Violation of NJ Corporate Practice of Dentistry Statute, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, August 6, 2021
- Author, President Signs American Rescue Plan — Five Key Healthcare Themes, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, March 12, 2021
- Author, Update: House Passes, President to Sign American Rescue Plan With Senate Healthcare Provisions, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, March 10, 2021
- Author, U.S. Senate Passes American Rescue Plan – 10 Key Updates for Healthcare Providers, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, March 8, 2021
- Author, U.S. House Passes American Rescue Plan – 15 Provisions for Healthcare Providers, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, March 1, 2021
- Author, Omnibus Appropriations Package – 15 Key Provisions for Healthcare Providers, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, January 13, 2021
- Author, Fraud and Abuse Rules Part I: Changes to Patient Inducement and Kickback Policies, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, January 11, 2021
- Author, CDC Guidance for Dental Settings During COVID-19: Five Key Points, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, September 16, 2020
- Author, Provider Relief Fund: Medicaid/CHIP and Dental Deadline Extended, More Funds for Hard-Hit Hospitals, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, July 20, 2020
- Author, Provider Relief Funds: New Dental Distribution and More for Safety-Net and Rural Hospitals, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, July 13, 2020
- Author, CMS Recommendations for Non-Emergent Healthcare Reopening: Eight Key Points, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, June 12, 2020
- Author, CMS Continues to Increase Flexibility in Quality Reporting Requirements, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, May 8, 2020
- Author, “Hospitals Without Walls” and Other Flexibilities for Hospitals During COVID-19, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, April 24, 2020
- Author, CMS Relaxes Guidance to Postpone Non-Essential Procedures: Six Key Points, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, April 21, 2020
- Author, CMS Waives Certain Requirements to Expand Healthcare Workforce, Put Patients Over Paperwork, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, April 15, 2020
- Author, CMS Updates Healthcare Quality Reporting Exceptions in Response to COVID-19 Crisis, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, April 6, 2020
- Author, CMS Eases Quality Reporting Requirements Amid COVID-19 Crisis, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, March 24, 2020
- Author, Key Concerns for Nursing Homes Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, March 23, 2020
- Author, CMS Recommends Postponing Non-Essential Procedures During Pandemic – Seven Key Points, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, March 20, 2020
- Co-author, The ‘Discriminating-Patient Paradox’: Policies for Addressing Patients with Discriminatory Physician Preferences, The Governance Institute's E-Briefings, November 2019
- Author, HHS to Ease Fraud and Abuse Rules Part 2: Civil Monetary Penalty Law Changes, In-Home Dialysis Telehealth, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, October 29, 2019
- Author, Four Things to Know About CMS’ “Patients Over Paperwork” Input Request, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, July 9, 2019
- Author, OIG Weighs in on the Intersection of Healthcare and Technology, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, April 29, 2019
- Co-author, The new frontier: Is gastroenterology the next big thing for private equity and other investors?, EndoEconomics, Spring 2019
- Author, HHS OIG Issues Proposed Rule Altering AKS Safe Harbor for Pharmacy Benefit Manager Rebates, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, March 12, 2019
- Author, Behavioral Health Investments: 5 Key Points, The Healthcare Investor, March 23, 2018
- Co-author, "Expensive Mistakes: Preventing Technical Violations of the Stark Law," E-Briefings, May 2014
- Co-author, Ambulatory Surgery Centers: Legal and Regulatory Issues, American Health Lawyers Association, 2014
- Author, Supreme Court Holds That Companies Can Patent cDNA Segments but Not Naturally Occurring DNA Segments, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, June 17, 2013
- Co-author, "PE Investors Should Consider Behavioral Health," Law360, May 17, 2013
- Author, RegionalCare Hospital Partners Announces New Joint Venture, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, May 17, 2013
- Co-author, 8 Key Issues for Hospitals and Health Systems – 2013, McGuireWoods White Paper, November 2012
- Author, "The War on Health Care Fraud: 2011 and Beyond," Law360, December 21, 2011
- Co-author, "Physician Practice Acquisitions," April 2011
- Author, Office of the Inspector General Releases Work Plan for FY 2011, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, October 7, 2010
- Illinois
- Supreme Court of Minnesota
- Moderator, "The Enduring Nature of DSO Investments," 2024 McGuireWoods Healthcare Private Equity and Finance Conference, May 8, 2024
- Moderator, "DSOs and Specialty Dental," 16th Annual Healthcare Finance and Growth Conference, September 28, 2023
- Moderator, "Investments in Dental Support Organizations (DSOs)," 19th Annual Healthcare Private Equity and Finance Conference, March 1, 2023
- Speaker, DSO Regulatory Transactions – Fitting the Mold, June 22, 2021
- Speaker, Dental Insights: A Conversation with ADSO Leadership, April 15, 2021
- Moderator, "What PE Investors Should Understand about Payor-Provider Consolidation," 17th Annual Healthcare Private Equity & Finance Conference, February 19-20, 2020
- Speaker, "Key Considerations and Best Practices for Dental Practice Mergers and Acquisitions," Dental Practice Management Webinar Series, August - December 2019
- Presenter, Physician Practice Management Webinar Series, July - December 2019
- Faculty, "Due Diligence, Regulatory Compliance Requirements, Integration Challenges," Dental Practice Mergers, Acquisitions, Divestitures and Affiliations, May 9, 2019
- Moderator, "Key Thoughts on Relationships Between Boards and Executive Leadership," Beckers Hospital Review 10th Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 2, 2019
- Speaker, Dental Practice Transactions: Buying and Selling, Mergers and Affiliations, Strafford Publications, Inc., CLE Webinar, May 3, 2018
- Moderator, "Behavioral Health I – Autism, IDD and Related Investments," 15th Annual Healthcare and Life Sciences Private Equity and Finance Conference, February 21, 2018
- Speaker, "Selling Your Practice to a Private Equity Backed Player: Selling Out or the Best Decision You Ever Made," Physician Practice Webinar Series: Key Considerations for Remaining Independent or Selling Your Practice, McGuireWoods LLP Complimentary Webinar, November 15, 2017
- Moderator, "Leaving Behind a Healthy Future: Considerations for Physician Practice Succession Planning," 15th Annual Business and Legal Issues in Dialysis and Nephrology Symposium, May 18, 2017
- Speaker, "Seven Elements of a Compliance Plan," Compliance and Regulation Course, DePaul University College of Law, March 2, 2016
- Moderator, "IT Security Issues – Top Things for Every Investor to Understand About Data Privacy/Crises Management," 13th Annual Healthcare and Life Sciences Private Equity and Finance Conference, February 24, 2016
- Moderator, "How are ASCs and Practices Faring in the Face of ACA and Other Changes?" and "The Future of Spine in ASCs," Becker’s ASC 22nd Annual Meeting, October 23, 2015
- Moderator, Becker’s ASC 22nd Annual Meeting, October 2015
- Speaker, Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Issues, Healthcare Webinar, February 5, 2015
- Speaker, Current Trends in Healthcare: A Legal Perspective, MS Health Communication Proseminar, Northwestern University, January 17, 2015
- Moderator, "The Impact of Healthcare Reform on ASCs and Practices," Becker’s ASC 20th Annual Meeting, October 25, 2013
- Co-moderator, "ASC Direct Marketing Strategies," Becker’s ASC 19th Annual Meeting, October 25, 2012
- Speaker, Hospital Tax-Exempt Status & Updates, June 23, 2011
- Hon. Linda Reade, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, 2000-2001