Alma Carver is passionate about the health care industry and understands the numerous complexities and legal issues that can impact health care-related businesses. She is dedicated to providing effective, efficient, innovative legal health care solutions. Clients rely on Alma to analyze each health care matter and develop a strategic approach to representation based on the client's immediate and long-term goals. She assists clients through performing research and analysis of:

  • State and federal health care regulations
  • Physician employment agreements and non-compete laws
  • State self-referral prohibitions and anti-kickback provisions
  • Scope of practice and licensure for various health care professionals

Prior to law school, Alma worked in public health and health care industries, where she managed and directed large-scale programs and worked with stakeholders at all levels. Alma is a certified PMP®.

Education

  • Saint Louis University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2021)
    • SDA Bocconi School of Management (MIHMEP, cum laude, 2013)
      • International Healthcare Management, Economics and Policy
    • Washington University in St. Louis (B.A., 2009)
      • Anthropology
      • Economics

    Bar Admission

    • Missouri
    • Illinois

    Professional Affiliations

    • American Bar Association
    • Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
    • American Health Law Association
    • Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys
    • Missouri Hospital Association

    Recognition

    • Named one of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America in Health Care Law, 2025-2026
    • National Health Care and Life Sciences Practice, 23rd Annual Health Care and Life Sciences Writing Competition, 2021 Second Place Award. Reconsidering Controlled Human Infection Studies in a Paradigm Favoring Placebo Controlled Trials.
    • Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit Honors Society
    • Academic Excellence Awards for: Antitrust and Health Care Markets (Fall 2019), Seminar: Emerging Health Technologies (Fall 2020), Transactional Health Care Practice (Spring 2021),
    • Journal for Health Law & Policy Editor; Lead Editor of the Year (2020-21); Staff Editor of the Year (2019-20)

    Certificates

    • Project Management Certificate Program (2016), University of Texas at Austin
    • Project Management Professional Certification, Active
    • Global Health Delivery Intensive Certificate Program (2014), Harvard Medical School and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

    Community

    • Edwardsville Community Unit School District #7
      • Vice President
    • United Way of Greater St. Louis, Leadership Society
    Publications
    All Publications
    2025 Health Care Reimbursement Newsletter
    Polsinelli is pleased to share the Health Care Reimbursement Newsletter. This publication contains articles and insight into issues that affect Reimbursement. In this issue: Steps Congress May Take To Fix Reimbursement in 2025 Six Updates to Provider Enrollment in 2024 You Need to Know Utilization Management Changes to Medicare Advantage New Year, New 340B Program? Manufacturers Seek to Change the 340B Program Landscape Reimbursement Perspectives from the Host of The 10 Minute HealthBizCast The Latest in Government Audits: Three Lessons for Providers Medicaid in 2025: What Stays, What Changes and How to Prepare Continued Focus on the No Surprises Act and Hospital Price Transparency What You Need to Know About Home Health & Hospice Reimbursement in 2025 CMS Updates its Interpretation of the 60-Day Overpayment Rule IPPS Highlights Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Skilled Nursing Facility
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    Reimbursement End-of-Year Highlights
    Polsinelli is pleased to share the Reimbursement Quarterly Newsletter. This publication contains articles and insight into issues that affect Reimbursement. In this issue: Select Highlights from CY 24 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule IPPS Highlights CY 2024 OPPS Final Rule Summary for RI Year-End Review 2023 OIG Releases New General Compliance Program Guidance Highlights from the Final Home Health and Hospice Payment Rules Key Updates to Telehealth Reimbursement for 2024 A Busy Year for 340B Programs and Covered Entities SNF 2024 Forecast Significant Policy Updates in Behavioral Health CMS Finalizes Changes to Medicare Provider Enrollment Rules Four Major Issues Medicaid Providers Need to Know for Fiscal Year 2024 2023 CMS Innovation Center Updates Recent Federal Price Transparency Requirements for Hospitals and Plans Medicare Advantage Reimbursement Trends to Watch Including CMS's Proposed Rule Key Takeaways for
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