Former Health Insurance Counsel Joins the New Jersey-Based Managed Care Provider
Aveta Inc., one of the nation's largest providers of managed healthcare services, announced today the addition of Arpita Bathani as assistant general counsel.
Bathani's primary responsibility will be to assist the chief lawyer of Aveta's legal department. In this role, she will consult on all legal matters concerning the company. She will report to Paul Klausner, General Counsel.
"Arpita's legal expertise, coupled with her healthcare industry experience, makes her a perfect fit for the Aveta team," said Richard Shinto, M.D., president and CEO of Aveta. "We are confident that she will be a valuable resource."
Bathani has several years experience providing legal counsel within the healthcare industry and is admitted to practice law in New York, New Jersey and Michigan. Most recently she was the Assistant General Counsel – Health Care Affairs Law at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan in Detroit. In that role, she advised the business and functional unit leadership on legal requirements and provided legal support for the provider network management department as well as in other areas of the company.
She also served as a contract lawyer, legal assistant and law clerk in the Office of the General Counsel Blue Cross Blue Shield. Bathani was a law clerk in the United States Attorney's Office and for Judge Annette J. Berry, both in Detroit.
"Now is such an uncertain time in the healthcare industry," said Bathani. "I look forward to the challenge of providing legal counsel at both the corporate level and to our network providers."
Bathani earned her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. She completed both her undergraduate degree and a master's degree in public health at the University of Michigan. She is a member of the American Bar Association and has been active in other professional organizations such as the International Law Society.
About Aveta Inc.
One of the largest providers of managed healthcare services in the United States, Aveta Inc. is redefining healthcare management to meet the challenges of today's complex healthcare environment. Developing innovative models that coordinate care for more than 230,000 Medicare beneficiaries and more than 300,000 commercial members, Aveta builds provider networks and Medicare Advantage programs that are sustainable, cost-effective and utilize advanced technologies. The company is headquartered in Fort Lee, New Jersey, and currently has operating subsidiaries in California, Illinois, Arizona and Puerto Rico. For more information, visit www.aveta.com.
Contacts:
Aveta Inc.
Emily Ayres, 615-254-0575
