Constance Akridge

Connie Akridge helps insurance and healthcare clients with a wide range of litigation, administrative, and regulatory matters.

30 Years’ Experience: Using the experience she’s gained in 30 years of practice in this highly specialized area, Connie works closely and proactively with her insurance and healthcare clients to make sure they are in compliance with new and existing laws and regulations.

Insurance and Healthcare Clients: Connie’s clients include HMOs, managed care organizations, health insurers, hospitals, physicians, and ancillary healthcare providers. She provides comprehensive assistance to captive insurers and liability risk retention groups.

Client Results

Administrative and Regulatory Matters

Assisted provider client whose wanted to take global risk in obtaining a health insurance certificate of authority.
Assisted a hospital system in exploring various structures to partner with providers to create its own health plan.

Litigation

PacifiCare of Nevada, Inc. v. Rogers (October 27, 2011) – The Court reversed the district court’s order denying a motion to compel arbitration. It ruled that the parties did not expressly rescind the arbitration provision upon renewal of the original contract, so the provision survived. The Court also determined that since the Medicare Act expressly preempts any state laws or regulations with respect to Medicare Advantage plans, the Act preempts Nevada’s unconscionability doctrine to the extent that it would regulate federally approved Medicare plans.
Morrison v. Health Plan of Nevada, Inc. (June 10, 2014)–The Nevada Supreme Court affirmed a district court judgment that a Medicare beneficiary's state common law negligence claim against his private health insurance company, through which he was receiving Medicare benefits, is preempted by the federal Medicare Act.

Experience

Administrative and Regulatory Matters

Connie proactively advises her insurance and healthcare clients regarding state and federal laws and regulations related to their formation and operations including:

Patient protection and Affordable Care Act
Insurance certificate of authority applications
Financial and Market Conduct examinations
Insurance Holding Company Act
Disciplinary matters
Insurance company supervision or receivership
Mergers and acquisitions
Integrated delivery systems
Healthcare contracting
Risk-shifting reimbursement arrangements (bundling and capitation)
Population Health Management Models
Healthcare Collections, Receivables and Finance
Medical Staff Issues
Peer Review
Corporate practice of medicine
Licensing of pharmacies, laboratories, facilities and professionals.

Litigation

Connie vigorously represents clients before administrative agencies and in state and federal courts in matters involving:

Managed care
Insurance
Reinsurance

News

Publications

01/01/2021
Top Ten Issues in Health Law 2021 American Health Law Association
February 2020
Under Proposed Transparency Rule Payers Must Disclose Pricing Information to Enrollees
American Health Lawyers Association
November 2019
Nevada-Response to Opioid Crisis and Opioid Prescribing Requirements
American Health Lawyers Association 50-State Survey-State Response to Opioid Crisis and Opioid Prescribing Requirements
September 2018
The Nevada Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Works to Recover Medicaid Funding From Fraudulent Providers Communique
June 10, 2018
DOL Issues Final Rule on Association Health Plans
American Health Lawyers Association, Payers, Plans and Managed Care Practice Group Members PG Bulletin
September 2012
Affordable Care Act Fraud & Abuse Provisions Every Physician Should Know About Clark County Medical Society, County Line

Speaking Engagements and Events

01/26/2021
Unique Compliance Concerns Applicable to Nevada Holland & Hart Health Law Compliance Webinar Series
08/01/2018
Health Law Webinar - Association Health Plans DOL Final Rule
11/16/2012
Health Care Reform: Next Steps for Nevada
State Bar of Nevada and Nevada State Medical Association
10/01/2012
Advising Clients After ACA
William S. Boyd School of Law
05/15/2012
NRS Title 57 Provisions Governing Provider Reimbursement
Nevada State Medical Association's Third Party Payer Conference

Professional and Civic Affiliations

Nevada Bar Foundation, President
Nevada Access to Justice Commission, Member
State Bar of Nevada, Member, Past President, Founder and Member of Insurance and Health Law Section
Clark County Bar Association, Member, Past President
Nevada Bar Foundation, Member, Past President
American Health Lawyers Association, Member
American Bar Association, Health Law Section, Member, Past Member House of Delegates
Nevada Supreme Court Bench-Bar Committee, Member
American Bar Foundation, Fellow
Federal Bar Association, Member
Southern Nevada Association of Women Attorneys, Member
UNLV Center for Democratic Culture, Board of Directors
Nevada Commissioner of Insurance Life & Health Advisory Committee, Member
Women Business Leaders of the U.S. Health Care Industry Foundation, Member (2008-Present).
National Risk Retention Association, Member

Recognition

Martindale-Hubbell®, AV Preeminent® Rating
State Bar of Nevada Bryan K. Scott Trailblazer Award, 2022
State Bar of Nevada Volunteer of the Year Award, 2018
State Bar of Nevada Medal of Justice Award, 2015
Clark County Legal Services Pro Bono Project Lied Award, 2003
William S. Boyd School of Law Public Interest Law Association, Community Service Award, 2002
Clark County Bar Association Martin P. Dowling Volunteer of the Year Award, 2001

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