2021 Medtrade East

Laura Williard
Vice President of Payer Relations
American Association for Homecare


Laura Williard is the Vice President of Payer Relations for the American Association for Homecare. She has served in the HME community for more than 24 years, most recently at Advanced Home Care as senior director of regulatory affairs, reimbursement compliance, and contracting. Williard has extensive experience working with managed care, Medicare advantage, MEDICAID MCOs, and state Medicaid programs. Laura is very active in the state associations, serving on the board for GAMES, Vice President for ACMESA, and Vice President for ATHOMES. She has also served as the Vice Chair for the Jurisdiction C Medicare Council, and is a founding member of the Mediware User Group. Williard also participated as a member of the Palmetto 16 State Coalition Committee and was a member of the Public Policy Committee of the Visiting Nurses Association of America, both home health associations during her time at Advanced Home Care. In addition to her industry involvement, Williard has previous experience managing a large reimbursement department with 150 employees and was responsible for all aspects of the revenue cycle.

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