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Health Care

As health care undergoes a radical transformation on numerous fronts, providers face tough choices and uncertainties. They need lawyers who intimately understand both the industry and the law, and who offer solutions that speak to their patient care and business objectives.

Health Care

From general counseling to corporate transactions, regulatory matters, and disputes, Much’s Health Care attorneys provide strategic, straightforward solutions to the complex issues our provider clients encounter every day.

A real-world approach.

Both established and startup health care providers count on Much for full-service legal support. Our clients include:

  • Pharmacies
  • Skilled nursing and long-term care facilities
  • Home health agencies
  • Assisted living facilities
  • Supportive living facilities
  • Provider-owned medical groups, physicians, dentists, mental health providers, physical therapists, podiatrists, clinical psychologists, and veterinarians
  • Large health systems
  • Drug manufacturers and distributors
  • For-profit and nonprofit hospitals
  • Ancillary care providers
  • Combining care retirement communities
  • Life care centers
  • Hospices
  • Managed care companies
  • Management service organizations

Experience

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  • Counseling: We advise on day-to-day operational concerns, employment and administrative matters, vendor agreements, regulatory compliance, intellectual property, and real estate and construction issues.
  • Transactions: We handle mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, financings and investments, and corporate restructurings.
  • Regulatory matters: Our attorneys help clients achieve compliance with the Anti-Kickback Statute and other federal fraud and abuse laws, the Stark law, federal and state survey and certification standards, state licensure requirements, and other regulations.
  • Litigation and dispute resolution: The Much team handles regulatory and civil litigation against federal and state governmental agencies, dispute resolution, and governmental and law enforcement investigations.
  • Disciplinary actions: We have experience defending licensed and certified providers of all types before state disciplinary boards.
  • Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act compliance: Our lawyers advise on business associate agreements, compliance, and action plans when breaches occur.

Trending & Horizon Issues

  • Growth areas and new modalities: The health care field is seeing booming growth in areas such as telehealth, mental health, and concierge physician practices. But no providers or health care companies want to expand their businesses until they’re sure they can comply with the legal and regulatory landscape. Whether for the established providers undertaking these initiatives or for brand-new disruptor entrants into the space, Much offers the counsel required to effectively adapt so you don’t lose traction.
  • Expansion of pharmacy services: Beyond linking pharmacies to specific drug products, we are seeing pharmacies offer an ever-increasing range of services. Given our deep roots in the drug and pharma space, clients have already put us to work on the issues that are arising.
  • Rise of private equity investment in health care: Private equity and other outside investors are active in health care, often via management service organizations. While this trend creates new opportunities, the interplay between participants can also pose challenges. Regardless of which side you’re on, Much can help you balance your respective role while managing the attendant risks and liabilities.

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