Joint Ventures & Transactions
An extensive part of our healthcare practice focuses on working with clients to establish viable joint ventures that are mutually beneficial to the parties involved. Squire Sanders is experienced in organizing and creating joint ventures encompassing hospitals, physicians and other nonprofit and for-profit healthcare providers. In evaluating and determining the appropriate structure for the joint ventures, consideration is given to various regulatory issues such as Medicare and Medicaid program regulations, Stark referral and anti-kickback prohibitions, antitrust implications, IRS regulations and guidelines pertaining to tax exempt organizations and employee benefits matters.
Among the projects in which we have been involved are joint ventures to establish ambulatory surgery centers, urgent care centers, oncology centers, women’s health centers, diagnostic imaging centers, cardiovascular centers, dialysis centers, medical service organizations, integrated delivery systems, physician-hospital organizations, physician organizations and preferred provider organizations.