Thora Johnson

Thora Johnson is co-chair of Orrick's Life Sciences Group. She helps clients navigate emerging and traditional regulatory challenges in the biotechnology, healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors. She advises on cybersecurity, privacy and healthcare regulatory matters. Thora has extensive experience counseling clients on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and other state and federal health privacy and regulatory compliance regimes including: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology?s interoperability and information blocking regulations Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service?s (CMS?s) interoperability and patient access regulations Part 2 confidentiality requirements applicable to substance abuse records State health information privacy laws Medicare/Medicaid compliance Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) 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 and wellness plans Price transparency and surprise billing rules applicable to hospitals and health plans