Amanda has extensive experience with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) in Washington, D.C., where she served in various roles for 18 years. Most recently, she served in the Industry Guidance Branch, co-authoring the OIG General Compliance Program Guidance and exploring ways to modernize OIG guidance. Amanda prepared OIG advisory opinions regarding the lawfulness of health care arrangements and their level of risk under Federal fraud and abuse laws. She also served on a team of four advisors providing analysis of complex kickback arrangements for government partners, and she has represented the OIG at numerous industry conferences. Previously, she was part of the Administrative and Civil Remedies Branch, serving as a compliance monitor for a broad spectrum of entities under OIG Corporate Integrity Agreements (CIAs). Her responsibilities included interpreting CIA terms, evaluating modification requests, conducting CIA successor liability analysis, assessing reportable events, and working with independent review organizations.
From 2017 to 2022, Amanda served as a government representative on the planning committee for the American Health Law Association (AHLA) Fraud and Compliance Forum, where she reviewed and selected presentations, generated ideas for keynote speakers and plenary session topics, and identified government speakers for select sessions. As the Coordinated Care Team Leader from 2014 to 2017, she directed a team of attorneys in issuing liability waivers under OIG authorities to test models developed by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation and the Medicare Shared Savings Program. From 2011 to 2014, she co-chaired Operation Wheel and Deal, coordinating a team to target fraud, waste, and abuse in the ambulance industry and conducting outreach with the ambulance supplier community. Additionally, Amanda co-chaired the OIG HEAT Provider Compliance Training Initiative from 2010 to 2011, presenting at training sessions across the country on health care fraud and abuse prevention. She also completed a six-month detail to OIG's Immediate Office in 2009, assisting the inspector general by serving as a liaison between the Immediate Office and other OIG components and contributing to various agency publications. Before joining OIG, Amanda worked in private practice at a large international law firm in Washington, D.C. and served as a federal judicial law clerk in the Southern District of West Virginia.
Amanda's extensive experience and contributions to the field of health care law make her a valuable asset to the broader health care community.