Osato F. Chitou Esq., MPH

Ms. Chitou currently serves as the Director of Medicare Compliance for Amida Care, a not for profit health plan in
New York founded by several community based organizations.

Ms. Chitou is well versed in the industry having served as Director of Legal & Regulatory Affairs for CarePoint Health
Plans, a startup Medicare Advantage plan in Hudson County NJ, as well as served as compliance officer for Newark
Beth Israel Medical Center, a 669‐bed regional care teaching hospital. Additionally, Ms. Chitou also served as a legal
specialist charged with overseeing Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) New Jersey market entry and exit including
MCO applications, close‐out activities, and procurement cycles at the NJ Department of Human Services. Ms. Chitou
was also an associate in the Healthcare & Healthcare Privacy practice groups at Moses & Singer LLP. While there,
her areas of concentration included state and federal health privacy issues and regulatory compliance with HIPAA
and HITECH.

Osato was a freelance writer for The National Jurist and appeared as a featured guest on the award winning talk
show Good Evening Ghana. She is also an adjunct professor at Rutgers School of Public Affairs and Administration
and has taught the following courses: Law and Public Health, Leadership and Diversity, and Healthcare
Management. Additionally, she serves as President‐Elect on the Board of Trustees of the Alumni Association for
Rutgers School of Law‐Newark, as well as on the Executive Board of Directors for the New Jersey Women Lawyers
Association and is Co‐Diversity Officer. Ms. Chitou is admitted to practice law in New York and New Jersey.