Healthcare Providers

Clients that provide care outside of traditional hospital and doctor’s office settings trust our counsel on licensure and certification, physician practice management and risk management. Our team also advises on public and private financing vehicles and regulatory compliance, including state fraud and abuse statutes and regulations of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Husch Blackwell has significant experience handling legal issues unique to behavioral health providers, such as privacy, restraint and seclusion, and chemical dependency.  Our team also advises on compliance, reimbursement, labor and employment, litigation and the application of general healthcare laws – such as the Emergency Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) – in a behavioral health context.

Husch Blackwell understands the unique challenges associated with the ever-changing delivery of healthcare services to a vulnerable population of children and their families. Our counsel includes physician recruitment and integration strategies, regulatory compliance, innovative uses of accountable care networks, outcome-oriented reimbursement methodologies, captive insurance plans and telehealth networks.

Our team is on the cutting edge of hospital industry advancements, developing innovative relationships between hospitals and providers and even between multiple hospitals and hospital systems. We advise hospitals and health systems on compliance and regulatory matters, including fraud and abuse avoidance and all aspects of Medicare, Medicaid, Stark Law and federal anti-kickback law. Labor and employment, research and technology, and strategic transactions are other areas of focus for our team.

Husch Blackwell is one of the only law firms in the country with an entire group devoted to pharmacy law and practice. Our attorneys offer pragmatic and strategic counsel on complex matters such as Medicare and Medicaid coverage and provider enrollment, billing and reimbursement, federal and state fraud and abuse laws, patient privacy  and data security, and licensing and accreditation requirements. We also advise on transactions, investigations and litigation.

The Husch Blackwell team has decades of experience advising physicians and other professionals on the nonclinical aspects of their business, often serving as primary outside counsel. We help providers resolve reimbursement issues, analyze potential business transactions and develop strategies for growth, including through innovative integration arrangements, network development and ancillary ventures.

Our team has the depth and breadth of knowledge to help our clients’ businesses grow along with the aging U.S. population. Our counsel to skilled nursing facilities, senior living facilities and other post-acute care providers includes licensure matters, corporate compliance, internal investigations, privacy, data security and Medicaid certification.

Our team understands the unique situations our clients face in delivering high-quality healthcare to rural communities. We provide counsel on the development of provider networks and affiliations with large health systems, access to capital and equipment, licensing and certification, IT support and compliance, and provider staffing models and telehealth support. We also assist with regulatory compliance and reimbursement issues unique to rural providers.