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Overview
Sara advises clients, drawing on nearly a decade of management consulting and think tank experience.
Sara practices in commercial litigation, focusing on the healthcare industry, with expertise in healthcare financing and Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement for payors, providers, and technology vendors.
Education & Admissions
Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University (J.D., with Certificate in Health Law and Policy, 2022),
- cum laude
- William H. Pedrick Scholar
- CALI Excellence for the Future Awards - Health Law & Policy, Health Insurance Reform
- Dean’s Award (2022)
- Editor-in-Chief, Jurimetrics Journal
- President, Health Law Society
- Moot Court Team, National Health Law Transactional Competition
- Mentor, Indian Legal Program
- Student Writing Competition Sidney M. Perlstadt Award (2021), American College of Employee Benefits Counsel
Johns Hopkins University (M.S., Applied Economics, 2014)
Pennsylvania State University, The Schreyer Honors College (B.S., Health Policy and Administration, Economics, 2011),
- With high distinction
- Honors in health policy and administration
- Phi Kappa Phi
Admissions
- Arizona
- U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Clerkships
- U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, Honorable Michael T. Liburdi
- Arizona Supreme Court, Honorable Ann A. Scott Timmer
News & Resources
- Author, “Visualizing a Way Forward: Lessons Learned and Successful Strategies from COVID-19 Data Dashboard Implementation,” Jurimetrics Journal, 2021
- Author, “Arizona Answering Tough Questions Regarding Medicaid Work Requirements,” Arizona State Law Journal Blog, 2020
- Co-Author, “Evaluation of the Oncology Care Model: Performance Period One,” Prepared from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 2018
- Co-Author, “Comorbidity, Acuity, and Healthcare Spending among Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees with Intellectual and Developmental Disability-Related Conditions," Prepared for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 2014
Professional & Civic
Professional Achievements
- Arizona Society of Healthcare Attorneys, AHLA Conference Scholarship Winner, 2023
Community Involvement
- Treasurer and Board Member, The Phoenix Chapter of the Federal Bar Association
- Member, The Horace Rumple Inn of Court
- Member-at-Large, Penn State Health Policy and Administration Affiliate Program Group