Sandy Ykema

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About Sandy Ykema

Sandy Ykema is Senior Health Insurance Counsel with the Office of General Counsel, assigned to the Insurance Department, where she focuses on health-care related insurance issues. Sandy advises the Governor’s Office and the Department on matters involving health insurance, including the insurance provisions of the Affordable Care Act; accident and health rate and form issues; managed care regulations and enforcement; and long term care insurance. Sandy has drafted several significant pieces of Pennsylvania health insurance legislation, including legislation authorizing Pennie, Pennsylvania's health insurance exchange, and regularly provides counsel concerning other health insurance legislative efforts at the state and federal levels. Prior to joining the Department in Sandy was an attorney with Drinker Biddle & Reath in Philadelphia and then Legal Counsel for Walshire Assurance Company. Sandy is admitted to practice law before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania.