PRESS RELEASE

August 2010

New York, NY - Loeb & Troper LLP announced today that Noreen M. Ravish has joined the firm as a Manager in its Health Care Consulting Division. Ms. Ravish joins the firm after a successful long-term career at the New York State Department of Health (DOH).

During her tenure at the DOH, Ms. Ravish held various positions at the following bureaus: Bureau of Long Term Care Reimbursement, Bureau of Financial Management and Information Support, and the Bureau of Financial Analysis and Review. 


Most recently, as a principal health care fiscal analyst, Ms. Ravish was responsible for supervising the processing of Medicaid nursing home rates and Medicaid appeals. She was also responsible for evaluating health facility refinancing proposals, ensuring that capital decisions conformed with DOH policy and public health law.


Ms. Ravish also developed reports and made recommendations to the State Hospital Review and Planning Council with regard to the financial feasibility and capability of Certificate of Need (CON) applicants aiming to undertake major hospital and nursing home construction and establishment projects.


"Noreen's significant technical expertise in Medicaid rates and appeals and her extensive experience in working with CON applications within the DOH is an excellent complement to our experience working with these issues on behalf of our clients. Including Noreen's impressive credentials with the strength of Kathy Gill's and Mike Blinstrub's experience strengthens our ability to help our clients strategize and plan in a way that is effective, forward-looking and creative," says David Adest, Managing Partner.


Noreen Ravish can be reached at nravish@loebandtroper.com or at 212-697-3000, ext. 384.
 
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