Elizabeth Ann Johnson (Betsy)
Elizabeth “Betsy” Johnson is a Member of the firm in the Lexington office. She concentrates her practice in all aspects of health law, focusing on regulatory matters impacting both providers and payors.
Betsy has a diverse career serving in both legal and policy roles in state government and the private sector. On behalf of governmental agencies and while in the private sector, she successfully advocated for the passage of legislation impacting health care by testifying before numerous legislative committees and meeting with members of the Kentucky legislature and members of Congress. Betsy has spent her career building and maintaining relationships with individuals on both the state and national level.
Besides serving as Kentucky’s Medicaid commissioner, Betsy spent six years as health insurance regulatory counsel for the Department of Insurance. While in this role, she successfully defended Kentucky’s any willing provider law before the United States Supreme Court. Most recently, she served as the President/Executive Director of the Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities/Kentucky Center for Assisted Living, where she grew the association membership by 30%, created the first assisted living community chapter, and successfully advocated for increased Medicaid funding and regulatory reform. Betsy serves on the American Health Care Association Legal Committee.
Talk of the Town: Betsy Johnson Appointed to Lexington's Human Rights Commission
by editor, Attorney At Law Magazine, September 4, 2024
Betsy Johnson Elected to Kentucky Nonprofit Network Board
by editor, Attorney At Law Magazine, February 16, 2024
Elizabeth Ann Johnson returns to Stites & Harbison in Lexington
by staff writer, The Lane Report, December 11, 2023
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Health Care Reform and the Affordable Care Act: Preparing Small Businesses for Implementations Yet to Come
Navigating the Affordable Health Care Act: Making it work for your small business
Affordable Care Act compliance: Enforcement provisions and audit preparation
The Affordable Care Act, The Changing Landscape in 2014
Affordable Care Act: Changing Landscape for Employers and Employees
Wild World of the Affordable Care Act
Efficiency is Healthy for Accountable Care Organizations
The New World of Medicare and Medicaid - The Affordable Care Act and Beyond
Employer Impacts and Strategic Planning
Wild World of the Affordable Care Act
Health Care Reform - What Now?
Risk, Employment, and Compliance Issues for Healthcare Providers
Legal Update: Senate Bill 110 and Other Hot Topics
The False Claims Act: What Every Nursing Home Should Know
What Every Nursing Facility Should Know About the False Claims Act
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
PPACA and the Sunshine Act: How it Relates to Clinical Research
Health Care Reform Implementation
Kentucky Justice Association Conference on Medicaid and Third Party Liability
Kentucky Justice Association Conference on Medicaid and Third Party Liability
Health Care Reform Conference
Health Care Reform Conference
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Human Rights Commission (Sept. 2024 - Jan. 2028)
Kentucky Nonprofit Network, Board of Directors (2024-present)
Temple University School of Law
University of Kentucky
Prior to joining Stites & Harbison, Betsy was the President/Executive Director of the Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities/Kentucky Center for Assisted Living (KAHCF/KAM); 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.
Outside of practicing law, Betsy enjoys spending time with her family and friends. In her spare time, she likes to travel, exercise and read.
Betsy Johnson Appointed to Lexington’s Human Rights Commission
Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton and the Urban County Council recently appointed Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Elizabeth “Betsy” Johnson to the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Human Rights Commission. Her term expires on January 1, 2028.
Betsy Johnson Elected to Kentucky Nonprofit Network Board
LEXINGTON, Ky.—Kentucky Nonprofit Network (KNN) recently elected Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Elizabeth “Betsy” Johnson to the organization’s Board of Directors. She will serve a three-year term.
Could Changes Be Coming to Kentucky's Certificate of Need Program?
Certificate of Need (“CON”) laws are often hot button issues for state lawmakers – and for Kentucky lawmakers there is no exception. During the 2023 regular session of the Kentucky General Assembly, House and Senate Concurrent Resolutions were introduced calling for the establishment of a Certificate of Need Task Force (“CON Task Force”). Health care attorney Betsy Johnson takes a look at the Task Force's findings in this Stites & Harbison Client Alert.
Elizabeth Ann "Betsy" Johnson Returns to Stites & Harbison in Lexington, KY
LEXINGTON, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that attorney Elizabeth “Betsy” Johnson has returned to the firm’s Lexington, Ky., office. She is a Member (Partner) in the Health Care Service Group.
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