Christina A Hughes

Christina A Hughes

Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville, PC

Christina A Hughes is of counsel at Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville, PC. She focuses her practice on healthcare compliance, particularly as related to fraud and abuse matters and Medicare coverage requirements. She understands the complex business and regulatory environment in which her clients operate, and prides herself on working with each client to identify their particular needs, determine the best approach to solving a problem, and implement solutions and processes to streamline activities and avoid issues in the future. Her representation of hospitals and hospital systems, home health providers, physicians, O&P suppliers, pharmacies, and diagnostic and other health services providers includes, Providing advice on compliance with the Stark law, the anti-kickback statute, and the federal False Claims Act, including self-disclosures to CMS and the OIG and voluntary refunds, Analyzing and creating Stark law compliant contracts, Providing counsel and legal assistance with Medicare claim denials and appeals, as well as other issues related to reimbursement and Counseling on compliance with Medicare coverage requirements for both hospital services and DME and O&P supplies. She earned her B.A degree, magna cum laude, from John Carroll University, her M.P.H degree from George Washington University and her J.D degree from George Washington University.

Christina A Hughes's Courses

  • Ohio Medicaid Asset Planning: A Practical Toolkit

    Elder Law

    OH Specific

    Credits Available
    Credit Status Total
    Indiana CLE Approved 6 Total
    Ohio CLE Approved 6 Total
    Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
    OnDemand
    6 Pennsylvania CLE