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Education
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Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law
J.D. 1994
Best Paper, Legal Writing, Spring 1992
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University of Kentucky
B.A., with Distinction, 1991
Political Science
Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha Lambda Delta, national honorary for first year student
Admissions
Kentucky
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
U.S. Supreme Court
Service Areas
- Health Care
- Health Care - Business Transactions and Finance
- Health Care - Regulatory and Compliance
- Health Care Litigation and Investigations
- Health Insurance and Managed Care
Industry Experience
- Health Care
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Kentucky Bar Association
- Fayette County Bar Association
- Louisville Bar Association
- American Health Lawyers Association
Community Involvement
- Community Health Charities of Kentucky, Board of Directors (2011-2013)
- ElderServe, Inc., Board of Directors
- Kentucky Voices for Health, Board of Directors
Elizabeth "Betsy" Johnson is Counsel with the firm in the Lexington office. She concentrates her practice in health care law and regulatory issues.
Recent Speaking Engagements and Publications
Betsy has testified before numerous committees of the Kentucky General Assembly, most notably the Joint Committee on Health & Welfare, Medicaid Oversight & Advisory Committee, as well as presenting Medicaid’s budget to the Appropriations & Revenue, Human Resources Subcommittee. She has given presentations to various groups, including most recently:
- "Make Way for Medicaid Managed Care: What to expect as Kentucky departs from traditional fee-for-service reimbursement in favor of managed care for Medicaid recipients across the Commonwealth," with Sarah Cronan Spurlock, Louisville Bar Association's Bar Briefs, November 2011
- "What Every Nursing Facility Should Know About the False Claims Act," Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities Annual Meeting, Louisville, Ky., November 15, 2011
- "PPACA and the Sunshine Act: How it Relates to Clinical Research," Clinical Research Center Spring Symposium: Health Care Reform, Billing, Compliance and Ethics: Challenges for the Research Professional, Lexington, Ky., April 22, 2011
- Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, Health Care Reform Conference, May 21, 2010 and June 3, 2010
- Kentucky Justice Association Conference on Medicaid and Third Party Liability, June 4, 2010 and June 16, 2010)
- Panelist, American Cancer Society Mid South Board Meeting on Health Care Reform Implementation, July 24, 2010
Her recent articles include:
- "Are you prepared for the upcoming implementation of ICD-10?," Stites & Harbison, PLLC, Client Alert, January 18, 2011
Before Stites & Harbison
Prior to joining Stites & Harbison in October 2010, Betsy was the Commissioner for Department for Medicaid Services, Commonwealth of Kentucky (January 2008 – September 2010); Deputy Commissioner for the Department for Employee Insurance, Commonwealth of Kentucky (September 2006 – January 2008); Legislative Committee Analyst for the House State Government Committee and Senate State and Local Government Committee-Legislative Research Commission (June 2005 – September 2006); Counsel to the Commonwealth’s Department of Insurance (July 1999 – June 2005); Administrative Law Judge for the Cabinet for Health Services, Administrative Hearings Branch (August 1996 – July 1999); and staff attorney for the Commonwealth of Kentucky Court of Appeals (September 1994 – August 1996). Betsy served as Counsel of Record in the case of Kentucky Association of Health Plans v. Miller, 538 U.S. 329 (2003), successfully defending Kentucky's state Any Willing Provider statute against a federal ERISA preemption challenge.
More than Stites & Harbison
Betsy is on the board of directors for Community Health Charities of Kentucky (2011-2013), ElderServe, Inc., and for Kentucky Voices for Health.
Besides Stites & Harbison
Outside of work, Betsy enjoys spending time with her two daughters, Eve and Mary, and keeping up with their busy schedules which involves school, dance, soccer, and piano.