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Hodgson Russ LLP

Healthcare

USA Guide 2026 : New York


Hodgson Russ LLP

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The Healthcare Practice at Hodgson Russ offers comprehensive counsel to healthcare providers, including hospitals; skilled nursing, assisted living, and behavioral health providers; home care agencies and hospices; clinics and ambulatory surgery centers; and individual practitioners. The firm serves nonprofit, for‑profit, and public organizations, including some of New York’s largest hospital systems.

The team advises on:

  • Corporate and transactional issues
  • Healthcare litigation, including Article 78 challenges
  • Administrative agency appeals
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Corporate governance
  • Reimbursement
  • Privacy and HIPAA
  • Labor and employment

With deep knowledge of New York’s regulatory landscape, the team helps clients navigate complex rules governing delivery, financing, and regulation.

Key Experience:

  • Mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures
  • Administrative appeals before the Departmental Appeals Board, Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals, Provider Reimbursement Review Board, New York State Department of Health, and New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General
  • Government investigations, enforcements, and audits
  • Internal investigations and audits
  • Compliance programs
  • Medicare, Medicaid, and reimbursement issues
  • License and certification
  • Professional disciplinary proceedings
  • Healthcare contracting

The practice is nationally recognized with a Metropolitan Tier 1 ranking in Health Care Law by The Best Lawyers in America® and recognition by Chambers USA.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Healthcare - New York

Band 5

Band 5


What the Team is Known For

Hodgson Russ has a provider-focused practice with an emphasis on handling healthcare reimbursement issues, including Medicaid and Medicare audits and appeals. The law firm also advises on federal and state regulatory matters and healthcare bankruptcies, including acting as defense counsel in agency investigations. The team's varied client base includes acute care hospitals and long-term care providers, as well as creditors. It has additional capabilities in the growing industry area of telehealth.

Work Highlights

Provided by Chambers

  • Hodgson Russ LLP represented the University of Rochester Medical Center in a legal battle arising from a dispute between the medical staff and a physician.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • There is an expert available in every aspect of our business.

    Healthcare respondentUSA
  • Hodgson Russ is distinguished by its vast experience and prompt attention and action.

    Healthcare respondentUSA

Notable Practitioners

Provided by Chambers

  • Band 2Jane Bello Burke
    Band 2Jane Bello Burke

    Jane Bello Burke

    Jane Bello Burke maintains an active practice in state and federal regulatory matters, particularly Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute issues. She is noted for her expertise in the long-term care space.
    • Jane always accommodates the crazy tight deadlines and been available for calls.

      Healthcare respondentUSA
    • Jane is a wealth of information and is a pleasure to work with. She always has our best interests at heart and explains every detail in a way that quickly gets me on the same page.

      Healthcare respondentUSA

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