Health Care

Our health law practice assists health care providers to achieve and maintain compliance with the numerous and complicated state and federal laws which regulate the operations of health care entities. It builds on its knowledge of the laws and regulations governing federal and state payments for health care services furnished under Medicare and Medicaid, as well as payment mechanisms in the commercial insurance arena.

Utilizing our years of service to clients in a broad variety of industries, and our specific expertise in health law, we have developed a solid transactions practice which provides creative, yet practical, legal solutions to the unique issues facing health care companies.

We have had a leadership role in assisting clients with expert and experienced legal advice in the transition into the era of managed care, integrated delivery systems, and new payor-patient-provider relations. Our health care practice is active in developing alternative types of health care delivery systems, networks, physician groups, managed care organizations and other relationships by providing the wide range of health care services required by health industry clients in today's environment.

Our health care group also assists health care industry clients in numerous other endeavors, including capital financing, compliance with the privacy and confidentiality laws (including HIPAA), tax, managed care, contracting, health planning, licensure and certification, and health care litigation.

Contact Attorneys who Practice in This Area:

H. Stephen Merlin
Pepi Friedman
Jeffrey T. Leonard