Leah Stewart

With over 20 years of health care and regulatory law experience, Leah previously served as the inaugural Associate Vice President for Legal Affairs for The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School. She also practiced in several areas of healthcare and regulatory law, with an emphasis on managed care and government programs, for a wide range of health care industry clients. Leah has represented stakeholders on managed care contracting and disputes; regulation of healthcare providers and health plans; credentialing and peer review; insurance and risk issues; managed Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and Medicaid reimbursement, including supplemental payments; the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and state privacy issues; Texas legislative and rule-making initiatives; federal and state fraud and abuse laws; and various other health care transactions.

Ran compliance investigations, including non-discrimination issues; served as key outside counsel for multi-state healthcare system that successfully sought a Texas HMO license and selection as an MCO in the Texas managed Medicaid and CHIP programs; negotiated managed care contracts for hospital systems, hospitals, and other healthcare facilities in Texas and nationally.