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Drew A. Canning

Senior Associate

Kansas City
phone: 816.983.8345
fax: 816.983.8080

email: [email protected]

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“I found Drew’s Catholicity Agreement to be very well done. It covers a range of significant issues with great specificity and with sound explanations. I reviewed several template Catholic identity agreements that [we] have on file and I found the Catholicity Agreement to be the best organized and most detailed agreement among the group.”

Nationally Recognized Advisor for Catholic Healthcare Transactions

Overview

Drew offers clients legal solutions alongside healthcare regulatory experience.

During the first seven years of rolling out the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Drew worked inside the country’s largest pharmacy benefit management organization on regulatory issues, compliance and client solutions. At this Fortune 100 company, he gained broad knowledge of legal areas such as:

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA)
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)
State departments of insurance governance
Medicaid and Medicare enrollment and participation

Drew strengthened his understanding of the healthcare industry and the legal issues that impact healthcare-related businesses through his placement at St. Louis University’s Center for Health Law Studies, recognized as the nation’s premier health law program. Drew regularly advises hospitals, health systems, payors, and providers on transactional and regulatory matters including:

Health care affiliations, mergers, acquisitions and changes of control
Licensure and certification
Payor reimbursement
Compliance with Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute
State Health Boards oversight and enforcement

With first-hand knowledge of how quickly healthcare law changes and the challenges companies face in responding, Drew now brings this insight to clients from the other side of the table. He especially enjoys that, in healthcare matters, all parties are working toward the greater good of patient care.

Nationally Recognized Advisor for Catholic Healthcare Transactions

Industries

Education

Healthcare

Life Sciences

Services

Healthcare Providers

Healthcare Regulatory & Compliance Counseling

Medicaid Reimbursement Strategies

Pharmacy

Recognition

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America
- Health Care Law, 2025

Education

J.D., Saint Louis University
- Health law concentration
- 2018 Academic Excellence Award, Health Law Association Member, Student Bar Association Representative
B.A., Webster University
- Dean's List

Admissions

Missouri

Professional Memberships and Certifications

Experience

Analyzed Affordable Care Act–, Medicaid- and Medicare-related laws and regulations in coordination with legal department of country's largest pharmacy benefit management organization.
Served as Fortune 100 company representative for America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA), Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO), and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Registration for Technical Assistance Portal (CMS RegTap).
Managed healthcare reform strategy, product portfolio, regulatory concerns, ACA women's preventive health implementation, drug pricing and formulary updates for U.S. largest pharmacy benefit management organization's top multi-state health plan client.
Maintained ACA product compliance across 18 health plans and 70 million commercial lives, and successfully implemented requirements related to Section 1557 nondiscrimination, 2016 Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Managed Care Final Rule, Medicaid Managed Care Manuals, annual Letter to Issuers, and Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters.
Configured prescription benefit network and formulary plans to meet contractual and regulatory requirements, including responding to Attorneys General inquires.

Articles | May 12, 2020

American Health Law Association: NIH COVID-19 Support/Research at Academic Medical Centers and Other Facilities (log-in required)

Blog | May 06, 2020

National Institutes of Health COVID-19 Support/Research at Academic Medical Centers and Other Facilities

Blog | April 23, 2020

Kansas Governor Issues Protections for Health Practitioners and Expands Health Workforce

Speaking Engagements | January 31, 2023

Speaker, "Healthcare Regulatory, HIPAA Overview," UMKC Technology Venture Studio Peer-to-Peer Roundtable

News Releases | August 15, 2024

More than 150 Husch Blackwell Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America® Ones to Watch

Outside the Office

Drew enjoys spending time with his wife and his sons. He’s also always up for a game of wiffle ball. A collector of postcards and records, his best find is always the most recent one.

Drew and his family.

Drew with his wife.

Community Leadership

Drew continually contributes to his community.

Beginning in 2010, Drew began serving on an ambitious overlapping list of boards, institutes and foundations working toward city development, immigration, the arts and healthcare. Organizations on which he recently participated include:

Saint Louis University Hospital, Minister
CityArchRiver Foundation, Citizen Advisory Committee
United Way GenNext, Service Chair
City of Saint Louis Treasurer’s Office, Advisor
Mayor’s Vanguard Cabinet Committee
AmeriCorps
International Institute, Junior Board
St. Louis Public Radio
Habitat for Humanity, Volunteer