Thora Johnson co-chairs Venable's Healthcare Initiative Practice Group. She provides counsel on regulatory, compliance, tax, and business matters impacting healthcare providers, hospitals, continuing care retirement communities, health insurers, group health plans, pharmaceutical and medical device companies, and digital health companies. She has a broad knowledge of traditional healthcare regulatory matters, including Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy, security, and breach notification requirements; state health information privacy laws; Medicare/Medicaid compliance; and federal and state fraud and abuse rules. She has also closely followed, and provided counsel on, healthcare reform through all of its stages of development and continues to track and provide guidance on it as it evolves.

In addition, Thora has extensive experience in health and welfare plan compliance, including the regulatory requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the Internal Revenue Code, federal and state healthcare coverage continuation laws, the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, the regulations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applicable to employer wellness programs, and the Affordable Care Act (ACA).