Squire Sanders’ Triage Health Law Blog discusses the rapidly evolving health care industry in the wake of reform. Although it focuses on the new challenges and opportunities presented by recent government action, it also examines other aspects of today’s health care industry.
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Healthcare Litigation
Squire Sanders trial lawyers protect hospitals, health systems and physician groups when disputes arise. With our wealth of experience, we understand not only the importance of a strong litigation strategy but also the medical and technical aspects specific to healthcare. Our services include:
- Healthcare Provider Litigation – We represent hospitals, health systems, physician groups, nursing homes and all healthcare providers in litigation related to the purchase and sale of facilities, as well as in bankruptcy and restructuring or corporate finance matters. We have formed a Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) task force to assist providers with the identification of improper payments made on claims for healthcare services. Our team has represented providers in litigation involving labor and employment, antitrust, intellectual property and other issues.
- Health Insurance and Managed Care Litigation – We represent hospitals, physician group practices, physician hospital organizations, physician organizations, companies offering health insurance to their employees, health insurers and similar organizations in litigation and other contested adversary proceedings on a wide range of managed care, reimbursement and insurance-related issues. These include issues as diverse as prompt pay; usual, customary and reasonable rate issues; most favored nations clause audit and enforcement; messenger model antitrust enforcement; credentialing and termination of providers from managed care organizations; and agent/broker litigation.
- False Claims and Qui Tam Actions – Our trial lawyers routinely handle federal and state antikickback law, Stark law and false claims matters, and qui tam actions involving these laws, for a wide range of healthcare providers. In addition, for many years prior to the advent of healthcare false claims litigation, we represented government contractors in false claim matters involving other industries. In healthcare industry representations, we combine the substantial, day-to-day experience of our healthcare lawyers with our experienced trial lawyers to provide an effective strategy and defense to qui tam, false claims and other such actions.
- Health Care Antitrust – We advise healthcare providers on antitrust and competition issues including price-fixing, contracts, boycotts, and mergers and acquisitions.
A detailed list of our healthcare litigation experience is now available.
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