Megan F. Beaver
Areas of Focus
Overview
Megan F. Beaver is a counsel at Crowell & Moring’s San Francisco office and a member of the firm’s Health Care Group. Her practice focuses on health care regulatory compliance, with a particular emphasis on mental health parity under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) and related state laws. Megan advises national and regional health plans—including Medicare Advantage, commercial, and Medicaid health plans—on a range of regulatory compliance issues, including state licensure, provider contracting, and delegated entity compliance. She has significant experience supporting clients through Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) Office of Enforcement investigations and has assisted plans in obtaining licensure under California’s Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act. She also supports health care transactions advising clients on regulatory risks, due diligence, and compliance issues that arise in mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic deals.
Career & Education
- University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, J.D., honor title, 2013
- University of California, Davis, B.A., 2005
- California
Professional Activities and Memberships
- Member, California Bar Association
- Member, American Bar Association
Megan's Insights
Client Alert | 7 min read | 07.11.25
President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” Makes Changes to Medicaid
On July 4, President Trump signed into law the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (“the Act”), or H.R. 1, which makes significant changes to federal healthcare programs, including Medicaid, Medicare, and Health Insurance Marketplaces. As proposed in previous versions of the Act, the Act includes cuts to the Medicaid program and imposes new requirements on beneficiaries, states, and healthcare providers.
Client Alert | 3 min read | 07.08.25
DOJ and HHS Launch FCA Working Group: Heightened Enforcement Risk for Health Care Entities
Client Alert | 3 min read | 05.16.25
Trump Administration Pauses Enforcement of the MHPAEA Final Rule
Podcast | 02.20.25
Payers, Providers, and Patients – Oh My!: Gender-Affirming Care
Representative Matters
- Defended California health care service plan in arbitration regarding payment of out-of-network services.
- Represented Medi-Cal county organized health system in state fair hearings before the California Department of Social Services.
- Represented Medi-Cal managed care plan in the California Superior Court on a writ of mandate related to the denial of Medi-Cal benefits.
- Defended California health care services plan in arbitration with a health care provider over application of contractual language related to claims editing and payment.
Megan's Insights
Client Alert | 7 min read | 07.11.25
President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” Makes Changes to Medicaid
On July 4, President Trump signed into law the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (“the Act”), or H.R. 1, which makes significant changes to federal healthcare programs, including Medicaid, Medicare, and Health Insurance Marketplaces. As proposed in previous versions of the Act, the Act includes cuts to the Medicaid program and imposes new requirements on beneficiaries, states, and healthcare providers.
Client Alert | 3 min read | 07.08.25
DOJ and HHS Launch FCA Working Group: Heightened Enforcement Risk for Health Care Entities
Client Alert | 3 min read | 05.16.25
Trump Administration Pauses Enforcement of the MHPAEA Final Rule
Podcast | 02.20.25
Payers, Providers, and Patients – Oh My!: Gender-Affirming Care
Insights
Tri-Agencies Finalize NQTL Comparative Analysis Standards In Final Rule
|12.23.24
Employee Benefit Plan Review
HHS Aims to Strengthen Anti-Discrimination Rules for Disabled Patients in New Proposed Rule
|10.18.23
Crowell & Moring’s Health Law Blog
Megan's Insights
Client Alert | 7 min read | 07.11.25
President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” Makes Changes to Medicaid
On July 4, President Trump signed into law the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (“the Act”), or H.R. 1, which makes significant changes to federal healthcare programs, including Medicaid, Medicare, and Health Insurance Marketplaces. As proposed in previous versions of the Act, the Act includes cuts to the Medicaid program and imposes new requirements on beneficiaries, states, and healthcare providers.
Client Alert | 3 min read | 07.08.25
DOJ and HHS Launch FCA Working Group: Heightened Enforcement Risk for Health Care Entities
Client Alert | 3 min read | 05.16.25
Trump Administration Pauses Enforcement of the MHPAEA Final Rule
Podcast | 02.20.25
Payers, Providers, and Patients – Oh My!: Gender-Affirming Care
