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Libby J. Orendorff

Senior Counsel

St. Louis
office: 314.345.6232
fax: 314.480.1505

Houston
office: 713.647.6800
fax: 713.647.6884

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Overview

Libby represents pharmacy benefit managers, pharmacies and other types of healthcare providers regarding complex regulatory, compliance and transactional matters.

She routinely advises clients on a variety of regulatory and compliance issues, including state and federal health care fraud and abuse laws, Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement, pharmacy licensure, medical privacy, security and health information technology laws.

Prior to joining Husch Blackwell, Libby served as senior legal counsel for one of the industry’s largest pharmacy benefit managers.

Industries

Healthcare

Life Sciences

Services

340B Drug Pricing Program

Digital Health

Healthcare Operations

Healthcare Providers

Healthcare Regulatory & Compliance Counseling

Pharmacy

Education

J.D., Saint Louis University School of Law
- Dean's Select Scholarship
- National Moot Court Team
- Robert Dowd Award for Appellate Advocacy
- SLU Law Legal Service Award, 2011
LL.M., Saint Louis University School of Law
- Health Law
B.A., Mercer University
- cum laude
- English Literature and Spanish

Admissions

Missouri
Texas

Professional Associations and Memberships

American Health Lawyers Association
The Missouri Bar

Experience

Drafted and negotiated limited distribution pharmacy agreements, discount agreements, pharmacy services agreements and patient assistance program agreements between specialty pharmacy and pharmaceutical manufacturers.
Structured pharmacy benefit manager(PBM) rebate arrangements and pharmacy arrangements with pharmaceutical manufacturers to ensure compliance with applicable Fraud and Abuse laws.
Advised pharmacies on Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act(HIPAA) / Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health(HITECH) privacy compliance.
Successfully represented pharmacies in adverse actions affecting state licensure.
Conducted privileged, confidential internal investigations.
Advised an international pharmaceutical manufacturer service provider on contracting, privacy and operational matters.
Successfully represented specialty pharmacy in administrative hearings involving adverse audit findings of Medicare and Medicaid billing matters.
Negotiated network payer agreements and provided strategic legal counsel when disputes arose between payers and specialty pharmacy.
Negotiated and drafted business, vendor and employee contracts for network hospitals.
Provided legal oversight and advice to business teams developing, contracting and implementing 340B product offerings to 340B covered entities and health plans.

Thought Leadership

Blog Posts

CMS Proposes Drastic Reduction to Medicare Part B Reimbursement of 340B Drugs

July 18, 2017

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Podcasts

Specialty Pharmacy Podcast

August 10, 2017

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Webinars

Helping Your Hospital or Health System Navigate Specialty Pharmacy

July 27, 2017

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