Healthcare
In the boardroom…at the negotiating table…in the courtroom…and in the halls of government, Hall Estill helps healthcare clients. We bring our experience to solving our clients' problems in what is often a multifaceted area involving business, regulation, legislation and litigation. Our Healthcare Law practice covers corporate and finance issues, regulatory and compliance details, and litigation of negligence, breach of contract, malpractice and bad faith claims.
As healthcare changes dramatically, providers and third-party payors require advisors with broad healthcare regulatory, compliance, transactional, insurance, tax, employee benefits, antitrust and litigation experience. Hall Estill’s trusted counselors serve hospitals, outpatient surgery centers, diagnostic testing facilities, nursing homes, physician groups, health insurance carriers and other organizations providing or financing healthcare services.
Our Healthcare practice covers:
Corporate and Finance Issues
- Business – Advise on all aspects of operations of healthcare providers.
- Antitrust – Counsel healthcare companies on antitrust issues raised by proposed mergers of medical providers, as well as ongoing compliance issues in operations.
- Employee Benefits – Analyze and prepare employee benefit plans, as well as provide counsel to providers concerning Healthcare Reform, the HIRE Act, COBRA, HIPAA and the Family and Medical Leave Act.
- Employment – Provide legal advice and representation concerning employment contracts, employee rights, employment discrimination, and safety in the workplace issues and claims.
- Managed Care – Offer planning and strategy of managed care business combinations and contracts.
Operational Needs
- Fraud and Abuse - Counsel on structures and operations implicating compliance with the Stark law, Anti-kickback law and similar state measures.
- Drug Enforcement Agency Issues - Counsel on registration, reporting and auditing compliance issues for manufacturers, distributors and dispensers of controlled substances.
- Licensing and Certification – Advise on administrative and procedural matters involving licensing and certificates of need.
- Medicare/Medicaid Reimbursement – Counsel providers regarding Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement.
- Medical Staff – Provide guidance regarding medical and nursing staff professional licensing and credentialing, as well as represent medical providers in peer review proceedings.
Litigation of negligence, breach of contract, malpractice and bad faith claims
- Medical Malpractice – Represent healthcare providers in malpractice and negligence claims and litigation.
- General Litigation – Represent healthcare providers in general corporate, managed and long-term care and breach-of-contract litigation. Defense of claims on behalf of insurance companies and the self-insured is a significant part of the practice.
Further, we continually monitor pending regulations affecting both institutional providers and individual professionals.