Maya Uppaluru is an associate in Crowell & Moring’s Washington, D.C. office with the Digital Health Practice and Health Care Group and provides strategic, legal, and regulatory advice to a range of organizations at the forefront of health innovation, including providers, plans, large tech companies, startups, and venture capital.
Maya joined the White House in 2015, in the Office of Science and Technology Policy, launching President Obama’s Precision Medicine Initiative and serving as a policy advisor to the U.S. Chief Technology Officer, where she helped to shape national policies around health data interoperability and led public-private collaborations to facilitate better access to health data for medical research.
Maya has a track record of helping technologists successfully navigate complex regulations to achieve their design and product goals. Most recently, she was on the healthcare team at the United States Digital Service, which aims to improve the way government delivers services to the American people through better technology and user-centered design. Maya worked directly with engineers, data scientists, designers, and product managers on the launch of the All of Us Research Program at the National Institutes of Health. She also worked with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to improve data sharing with physicians participating in the Quality Payment Program, and transition Medicare from fee for service to value-based care under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act.
Previously, Maya served as a policy advisor at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, where she drafted regulations pertaining to patient access to health data and application programming interfaces and created the first program to link health IT policymakers directly with digital health startups and the venture capital community. Maya also served as an attorney advisor for the Healthcare Connect Fund at the Federal Communications Commission, working to expand access to broadband for rural health care providers to gain access to technology, including telemedicine and electronic health records.
Affiliations
Admitted to practice: California
Admitted in California only, practicing under the supervision of D.C. bar members.
Speeches & Presentations
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"Digital Transformation: AI in Health Care," LCRA Conference
(May 15-16, 2019).
Panelists: Jodi G. Daniel and Maya Uppaluru.
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"Transparency of Notice and Choice," IPLJ Symposium, New York, NY
(September 21, 2018).
Panelist: Maya Uppaluru.
Publications
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"New Proposed Rules on Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Data Would Address Care Coordination and Law Enforcement Challenges," Crowell & Moring's Health Law Blog
(August 28, 2019).
Authors: Jodi G. Daniel, Stephanie D. Willis, Brandon C. Ge and Maya Uppaluru.
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"Allscripts Close to Reaching Deal with DOJ for Health IT Certification, Anti-Kickback Statute, and HIPAA Issues," Crowell & Moring's Health Law Blog
(August 16, 2019).
Authors: Jodi G. Daniel, Stephanie D. Willis and Maya Uppaluru.
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"Trump Administration and Congress Are Moving Quickly on Health Care Price Transparency and Lowering Costs," Crowell & Moring's Health Law Blog
(August 1, 2019).
Authors: Jodi G. Daniel, Michael W. Lieberman, Joseph M. Miller and Maya Uppaluru.
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"Health IoT: Trends and Legal Issues," Chapter 2, Internet of Things (IoT): Legal Issues, Policy, and Practical Strategies, American Bar Association
(March 22, 2019).
Authors: Jodi G. Daniel and Maya Uppaluru.
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"Delivering Virtual Pediatric Care Across State Lines: Regulatory Barriers and Opportunities," Crowell & Moring's Health Law Blog
(November 9, 2018).
Authors: Maya Uppaluru and Katie Boyer.
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"Delivering Virtual Pediatric Care Across State Lines: Regulatory Barriers and Opportunities," AHLA Affinity Group Bulletin
(November 8, 2018).
Co-Author: Maya Uppaluru.
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"Digital Health Updates in the 2019 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Rule," Crowell & Moring's Health Law Blog
(November 6, 2018).
Authors: Jodi G. Daniel, Stephanie D. Willis and Maya Uppaluru.
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"CMS Proposes Rule to Require Prescription Drug Manufacturers to Disclose Drug Prices in TV Ads," Crowell & Moring's Health Law Blog
(October 18, 2018).
Authors: Jodi G. Daniel, Barbara H. Ryland, Maya Uppaluru, and Shaina Vinayek.
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"New CMS Incentives for Remote Patient Monitoring and Patient Access," Crowell & Moring's Health Law Blog
(July 13, 2018).
Authors: Jodi G. Daniel and Maya Uppaluru.
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"FDA’s Medical Device Safety Action Plan," Crowell & Moring's Health Law Blog
(May 8, 2018).
Authors: Jodi G. Daniel, Maya Uppaluru, Traci Vitek and Payal Nanavati.
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"FDA Advances Flexibility-Based Framework for Digital Health and AI," Crowell & Moring's Health Law Blog
(April 27, 2018).
Authors: Jodi G. Daniel, Ashley N. Southerland and Maya Uppaluru.
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"CMS Signals Future Patient Access Requirements for Medicare Advantage Plans," Crowell & Moring's Health Law Blog
(April 23, 2018).
Authors: A. Xavier Baker, Jodi G. Daniel and Maya Uppaluru.
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"The U.S. Needs a New Paradigm for Data Governance," Harvard Business Review
(April 16, 2018).
Author: Maya Uppaluru.
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"Trump Administration Puts New Energy Behind Patient Access to Information," AHLA PG Bulletin
(April 11, 2018).
Author: Maya Uppaluru.
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"FDA Issues New Guidance for Clinical and Patient Decision Support Software," Crowell & Moring's Health Law Blog
(December 7, 2017).
Authors: Jodi G. Daniel and Maya Uppaluru.
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"New Reimbursement for Remote Patient Monitoring and Telemedicine," Crowell & Moring's Health Law Blog
(November 3, 2017).
Authors: Jodi G. Daniel and Maya Uppaluru.
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"Interoperability by Design: FDA Issues New Final Guidance for Connected Medical Devices," Crowell & Moring's Health Law Blog
(September 12, 2017).
Authors: Jodi G. Daniel and Maya Uppaluru.
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"The Untapped Potential of Health Care APIs," Harvard Business Review
(December 23, 2015).
Co-Author: Maya Uppaluru.
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"Health Datapalooza 2015: Liberating Data and Transforming Health Care," White House Blog
(June 3, 2015).
Co-Author: Maya Uppaluru.
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"Treating the Whole Patient: How HHS is Connecting Health and Social Services with Open Data," 1776 Insights
(February 26, 2015).
Author: Maya Uppaluru.
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"What I’d Like to See in 2015: More Data in the Hands of Individuals," 1776 Insights
(January 23, 2015).
Author: Maya Uppaluru.
Client Alerts & Newsletters
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"Beat by Beat: Harnessing e-Health to Optimize Health Care Delivery in China,"
Health Care Alert
(May 28, 2019).
Contacts: Jodi G. Daniel, Maya Uppaluru, Patricia L. Wu, Clark Jennings, Shaina Vinayek
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"ONC Proposes Regulations on Health IT Certification and Information Blocking,"
Health Care Alert
(February 12, 2019).
Contacts: Jodi G. Daniel, Brandon C. Ge, Maya Uppaluru, Amber Mulcare, CIPP-US
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"CMS Proposes New Requirements on Health Plans to Release Data,"
Health Care Alert
(February 11, 2019).
Contacts: Jodi G. Daniel, Maya Uppaluru
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"Beat by Beat: Latin America Is Headed Toward a Digital Health Transformation,"
Regulatory Alert
(January 28, 2019).
Contacts: Jodi G. Daniel, Robert Holleyman, Maya Uppaluru, Patricia L. Wu, Clark Jennings
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"Modernizing HIPAA to Pave the Way for Value-Based Care,"
Health Care Alert
(December 17, 2018).
Contacts: Jodi G. Daniel, Brandon C. Ge, Maya Uppaluru, Amber Mulcare, CIPP-US
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"Beat by Beat: Engaging Policymakers to Responsibly Unlock the Promise of Data to Improve Patient Outcomes and Lower Costs,"
(September 27, 2018).
Contacts: Jodi G. Daniel, Robert Holleyman, Maya Uppaluru, Patricia L. Wu
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"A New Privacy and Data Control Framework in California,"
Privacy Law Alert
(June 29, 2018).
Contacts: Jeffrey L. Poston, Christopher A. Cole, Evan D. Wolff, Paul M. Rosen, Robert Holleyman, Maya Uppaluru, Maarten Stassen, Michael G. Gruden, CIPP/G
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"Artificial Intelligence in Health Care – What You Need to Know,"
(May 22, 2018).
Contacts: Jodi G. Daniel, Maya Uppaluru
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"In HHS-OIG’s Cross-Hairs: Medicare Telehealth Services,"
Health Care Alert
(April 30, 2018).
Contacts: Jodi G. Daniel, Maya Uppaluru
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"CMS Seeking Comments on the Future of Innovation Center,"
(September 22, 2017).
Contacts: Jodi G. Daniel, Troy A. Barsky, Maya Uppaluru
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