Ex-CFO Of South Carolina HHS, Joins Nexsen Pruet As Health Care Reimbursement Consultant

Columbia, S.C. - Virginia "Jenny" Butler, formerly the Chief Financial Officer for the state agency that administers South Carolina's Medicaid program, will serve as a Health Care Reimbursement Consultant at Nexsen Pruet Jacobs & Pollard, LLC.

Butler will work on Nexsen Pruet's Health Care Team in the Columbia office supporting Bill Prince, a Member of the firm and former state Health and Human Services (HHS) Director, on Medicaid issues for the firm's clients.

"Jenny has a proven track record of success that spans more than 15 years," said Al Pollard, Managing Partner of Nexsen Pruet. "Given today's health care climate and the continued concerns about costs, her experience will be invaluable to us and to the companies and institutions we serve."

Butler previously served as the Chief Financial Officer of HHS, which manages the state's Medicaid program. At the agency, she was also responsible for all financial and mainframe systems policies and operations of Medicaid, as well as those of child care and related programs. Her other positions at the department included Bureau Chief of Fiscal Affairs and Controller.

Prior to her career at HHS, which began in 1986, Butler worked for the State Auditor's Office and the Governor's Office of Internal Audits. She is a graduate of the University of South Carolina and has been a certified public accountant since 1983.

Nexsen Pruet is one of the leading law firms in the Carolinas, with 135 attorneys and offices in Columbia, Charleston, Greenville, Hilton Head, and Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Charlotte, N.C. Founded in 1945, Nexsen Pruet provides a broad range of legal services to the business community and represents companies and other entities in local, state, national, and international venues. For further information, see www.nexsenpruet.com

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