Anna G. Thomas

Attorney

Direct: (916) 945-5216
Email: [email protected]
Languages: Russian
Offices: Sacramento
Bar Admissions: California

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Anna G. Thomas is member of the Health Care practice group in Buchalter’s Sacramento office. Anna represents health care providers and managed care provider-based and specialized health plans. Anna counsels health care clients in business transactions, helping healthcare providers sell or acquire healthcare facilities and practices.

Anna also focuses her practice on Knox-Keene Act licensing and regulatory compliance for both full-service and specialized health plans offering vision, dental and mental health services. Anna understands the complexity of state laws and regulations relating to health care providers and health plan rights and obligations. Anna’s experience with health plans includes initial licensing applications with the Department of Managed Health Care, regulatory approvals of mergers and acquisitions, service area expansion, third party administrator contracts drafting and negotiation, plan-to-plan arrangements, medical surveys, corrective action plans, and on-going regulatory compliance.

Further, Anna advises clients in various matters relating to health care facility licensing, change of ownership filings, and relocations.

Prior to private practice, Anna was a law clerk for the California’s Health Benefit Exchange (Covered California) and the California Department of Public Health.

Anna was selected as one of Northern California’s “Rising Stars” by Super Lawyers Magazine from 2019-2023. Most recently, Anna has been recognized as one of Sacramento Magazine’s 2023 Top Lawyer in the field of Health Care.

Industry Experience

Full-Service & Specialized (Vision, Dental and Psychological) Health Care Service Plans
Risk Bearing Organizations (RBOs)
Management Services Organization (MSOs)
Physician Groups
Surgery Centers
Urgent Care Centers
Medi-Spas
Hospice
Home Health Agencies
Home Care Organizations
Congregate Living Facilities
Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Facilities
Telehealth Providers
Telehealth Platforms

Areas of Expertise

Corporate Formation and Compliance
Purchase and Sale of Stock and Assets
Corporate Restructurings
DMHC Health Plan Licensing Application
DMHC Health Plan Notice of Material Modification and Amendment Filings
Knox Keene Act Regulatory Compliance Filings in response to All Plan Letters or new regulations
Managed Care Contracting
Fraud and Abuse (Anti-Kickback, Anti-Referral)
Licensure and CHOW of Health Care Facilities by the CDPH, CDSS, and DHCS
Health Care Facility Regulatory Compliance
Health Care Provider Agreements
Physician Recruitment
Health Information and Privacy (HIPAA)

Professional Affiliations

California Society for Health Care Attorneys
Sacramento Bar Association
California Women Lawyers Association