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Hall Render Grows Dallas Office with Addition of Former CHRISTUS Health Plan COO

April 4, 2018 Mark Curriden

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By Brooks Igo

(April 4) – Former CHRISTUS Health Plan Chief Operating Officer Christian Puff has jumped to Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman’s Dallas office, the national health care law firm announced on Tuesday.

During her three years at CHRISTUS, Puff also served in compliance and counsel roles. She focuses her practice on provider-owned health plans; accountable care organizations; behavioral health; licensing, certification & accreditation; managed care; pharmacy & pharmacy benefit management; population health management; and post-acute long-term care.

Puff’s legal career has also included working in house at Fort Worth based Corphealth and Humana, which owned Corphealth. Hall Render is her first position in private practice.

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Mark Curriden

Mark Curriden is a lawyer/journalist and founder of The Texas Lawbook. In addition, he is a contributing legal correspondent for The Dallas Morning News.

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