About
Provided by Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
Healthcare Practice Summary
Marked by an integrated approach and unmatched regulatory knowledge, our healthcare practice consists of more than 300 attorneys who leverage their diverse strengths to meet the demands of our clients within one of the largest, most highly regulated industries.
- Represent over 500 healthcare-related companies, 35 of which are publicly traded
- Represent clients in more than 25 healthcare industry sectors
- Represented healthcare clients in transactions with a combined value in excess of $136B and more than $52 billion in debt and equity offerings
Regulatory
Our team navigates complex state and federal regulations including four areas:
- Mergers & acquisitions
- Joint ventures & syndications
- Contracting, regulatory & operational
- 340B & reimbursement
- Compliance & investigations
Investigations, Enforcement & Compliance
Our team includes former members of DOJ, several former Assistant U.S. Attorneys, and two former members of HHS-OCIG, the branch responsible for promulgating the modified safe harbors to the AKS. We counsel clients on civil and criminal exposure related to healthcare fraud and abuse allegations, including:
- Alleged violations of various laws such as the Stark Law; AKS; & Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
- Investigations & litigation under the FCA
- Internal compliance investigations
- Managed Care, Medicare Advantage, & Risk Adjustment Compliance
- Medicare & Medicaid compliance, governmental contractor audits, including MAC, RAC, ZPIC & UPIC audits
