Theodore Tucci
USA Guide 2023
Band 3 : Healthcare
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About
Provided by Theodore Tucci
Practice Areas
Managed Care and Health Insurance; Health Litigation and Administrative Advocacy; ERISA litigation.
Career
Ted Tucci has litigated and arbitrated significant cases for managed care and health insurers, and health care clients throughout the Northeast. His clients include for-profit and nonprofit health care providers and hospital systems, home health agencies, nursing homes, pharmaceutical manufacturers and retail pharmacies, outpatient and imaging centers, assisted living facilities, and human services agencies. Ted regularly defends health care clients and their officers and directors against a wide array of claims involving alleged wrongful acts arising out of health care operations. He handles government investigation responses, antitrust claims, commercial disputes, and class actions against health system clients. Ted has successfully defended whistleblower actions brought in a variety of jurisdictions pursuant to the False Claims Act. He has also litigated the leading cases in Connecticut on matters involving restriction or termination of medical staff privileges and medical education. Ted counsels and represents health industry clients in risk management and administrative law proceedings. He has served as counsel for both hospitals and hearing committees in bylaw administrative proceedings involving staff privileges, peer review, and physician discipline issues. He regularly handles financial and reimbursement audit matters before state and federal agencies, licensure proceedings, certificate of need requests, and appeals of rate determinations by governmental agencies. Ted has appeared before state regulatory agencies on certificate of need, regulatory enforcement actions pertaining to reimbursement, and overpayment matters.
Professional Memberships
Defense Research Institute: Life, Health, and Disability Committee, Connecticut Liaison; American Bar Association Life and Disability Insurance and Health Law Committees, The Association of Life Insurance Counsel