Matthew P. Amodeo, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Matthew P. Amodeo is a partner in the Health Care Practice Group. His practice is focused primarily on hospital-physician integration transactions, health care joint ventures and managed care contracting. He also advises several national providers and practice management companies on matters concerning New York regulatory compliance, including NY Medicaid billing issues.

Mr. Amodeo has served as the network contracting lawyer for several HMOs and commercial insurers in the country. He also represents many hospitals and other providers in their managed care contract negotiations. In these capacities, Mr. Amodeo has drafted and negotiated many highly complex risk-sharing and other compensation arrangements. He holds a J.D. from the New England School of Law.

Publications:
• The ACO Final Rule: Good News and Bad News for Physicians (BNA’s Medicare Report, Dec. 1, 2011)
• “Key Contract Definitions” and “The Impact of Health Reform on Payor-Provider Relationships” (AHLA’s Health Plans Contracting Handbook, Nov. 1, 2011)

Speaking Engagements:
• The Final Rule: Considerations for Establishing an Accountable Care Organization (Drinker Biddle ACO Task Force, Nov. 3, 2011)
• ACO Proposed Rules: Establishing an ACO to Participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (Drinker Biddle ACO Task Force, Apr. 20, 2011)
• ACO Proposed Rules: Establishing an ACO to Participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (Drinker Biddle ACO Task Force, Apr. 13, 2011)

Interviews:
• 2 health systems take joint approach (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Dec. 31, 2011)
• Final ACO Rule Reduces Legal Burden (Medical Practice Compliance Alert, Nov. 28, 2011)
• 2012: State of the Industry (Managed Healthcare Executive, Oct. 1, 2011)
• Betting on Bundling (Modern Healthcare, Aug. 29, 2011)
• Tax Exempt Treatment of Accountable Care Organizations Driving New Business; Limited Liability Company, Tax-Exempt Structures Explored for ACOs (BNA Daily Tax Report, Mar. 18, 2011)

Julie Scott Allen, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Julie Scott Allen is a government relations director with the firm’s Government & Regulatory Affairs Practice Group.

For more than 15 years, Ms. Allen’s focus has been government relations, including advocating at the federal and state level and promoting legislative, regulatory and business agendas for nonprofit and for profit clients and national organizations.

Ms. Allen is skilled in assisting clients in developing and achieving legislative and regulatory goals and helping companies to grow business opportunities within the federal market. She provides strategic counsel to clients to help them understand federal programs and policies and how to consider them in the context of their business and advocacy planning. Her practice is focused on Medicare, Medicaid and health care practice and delivery and she works with health care providers, hospital systems, medical device companies, and patient advocacy groups.