Chris Sassi
Associate Attorney – Admitted to Texas State Bar, 2014
Admitted to:
- Texas State Bar (2014)
- U.S. District Court – Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court – Southern District of Texas (Houston)
- American Bar Association
Education:
- Trinity University, 2009 – cum laude
- Thurgood Marshall School of Law, 2014 – cum laude
Biography:
Chris represents Texas healthcare providers in complex payor disputes and claims reimbursement matters, drawing on extensive experience in managed care and workers' compensation revenue cycle issues. He regularly advises medical providers on navigating reimbursement challenges and protecting revenue in a highly regulated environment.
Chris's practice concentrates on assisting healthcare providers with worker's compensation reimbursement denials, including representing providers through all levels of administrative hearings and appeals before the Texas Department of Insurance and the State Office of Administrative Hearings, as well as in medical fee disputes. Chris is also well-versed in dealing with worker's compensation carrier disputes, including network contract disputes and carrier-specific complaints for private insurance carriers and governmental worker's compensation agencies. Chris has resolved injured employee disputes for healthcare providers involving both worker's compensation subscribers and non-subscribers.
Chris has also represented Texas healthcare providers in litigation involving self-funded and fully insured employee benefit plans, including ERISA disputes.
Chris's practice concentrates on assisting healthcare providers with worker's compensation reimbursement denials, including representing providers through all levels of administrative hearings and appeals before the Texas Department of Insurance and the State Office of Administrative Hearings, as well as in medical fee disputes. Chris is also well-versed in dealing with worker's compensation carrier disputes, including network contract disputes and carrier-specific complaints for private insurance carriers and governmental worker's compensation agencies. Chris has resolved injured employee disputes for healthcare providers involving both worker's compensation subscribers and non-subscribers.
Chris has also represented Texas healthcare providers in litigation involving self-funded and fully insured employee benefit plans, including ERISA disputes.