Jowita J. Walkup

Jowita J. Walkup is a Partner at Dentons in New York, with over 20 years of experience in health care law. She manages complicated Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement cases, handles federal and state regulatory compliance issues, and drafts proposed state legislation. Her profound knowledge of complex laws, regulations, and sub-regulatory guidance has led to numerous successful outcomes for health care clients.

She advises hospitals that have an immediate need for reimbursement funds and seek clarity when navigating Medicare and Medicaid regulatory and managed care complexities. She advocates for health care providers in Medicare appeals before the US Department of Health and Human Services Provider Reimbursement Review Board, handling cases involving graduate medical education payments, physician services reimbursement, bad debt reimbursement, disproportionate share hospital payments, and various cost report audit adjustments. She also counsels hospitals on cost reporting questions and handles administrative appeals.

She has represented large health care systems in opposing state audits, Department of Justice investigations, and federal court actions challenging Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services decisions. She has also counseled clients on supplemental Medicaid payments, compliance program implementation, and defense in fraud investigations.

She holds a JD from Jagiellonian University, an LL.M from Harvard Law School, and a BA from the University of Warsaw. She is recognized by Chambers USA for Healthcare (New York) and listed in Best Lawyers in America for Healthcare.