Nixon Law Group Announces New Partner

Richmond, VA, January 05, 2016 --(PR.com)-- Nixon Law Group, a Virginia law firm focusing on healthcare law and the Affordable Care Act reforms, kicks off 2016 by welcoming Rebecca Gwilt, Esq. as Partner. Ms. Gwilt brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in health law, serving previously as counsel at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS"). In her new role, she will also lead the Richmond office of Nixon Law Group.

"I am so pleased to have Rebecca as a Partner at NLG," said Carrie Nixon, Esq., Managing Partner of Nixon Law Group. "She is an excellent lawyer, and her understanding of healthcare reform is a real asset to clients as they prepare for success in this new era of healthcare."

Ms. Gwilt provides legal, regulatory, and business guidance to her clients, which include healthcare providers, payors, startups, and vendors serving the healthcare industry. She focuses in Health Information Technology (including mHealth and telehealth), value-based care models, healthcare privacy and security (including HIPAA), fraud and abuse counseling, and payor contracting. After graduating from the top-ranked Health Care Law program at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, Ms. Gwilt served at CMS, where she worked with the President’s domestic policy counsel to develop Affordable Care Act (ACA) policy, guidance, regulations and technology contracts. She currently serves on the Boards of the Beacon Tree Foundation and the Powhatan Free Clinic, whose missions are to increase access to affordable health care services for under-served populations.

About Nixon Law Group, LLC

Nixon Law Group, LLC is a healthcare law firm representing providers, payors, startups, and other players in the healthcare industry. We serve clients nationwide, with offices in Fairfax, VA, Richmond, VA, and Washington, DC. Nixon Law Group is a founding member of Healthcare Solutions Connection.