Hooper Lundy & Bookman, P.C.

Founded in 1987, Hooper, Lundy & Bookman, PC, is the largest full service law practice in the country dedicated solely to the representation of health care providers and suppliers. With offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, and Washington, D.C. and clients in 50 states, we meet the business, litigation, regulatory and government relations needs of a broad array of health care providers--ranging from the largest national health care organizations to community hospitals and individual physician practices.

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• • Appeals Court Decision Opens Door to Favorable DSH Treatment
  • Allina v. Sebelius – Opinion.
  • U.S. Supreme Court Sidesteps Important False Claims Act Issue
  • Co-Management Agreements: Improving Quality and Value though Clinical Integration
  • Almont Surgery Center v. United Healthcare – State Case
  • Almont Ambulatory Surgery v. ILWU-PMA – Release
  • Almont Ambulatory Surgery v. ILWU-PMA- Complaint
  • United Healthcare Sued for Discriminatory Denials of Coverage
  • Almont Ambulatory Surgery Center v. United Health Group
  • Changes to Anthem Blue Cross Provider Manual May Impact Reimbursement
  • Hospitals & Medical Staffs: A New Take on Risks Associated with Negligent Credentials
  • Former OMB Health Director Keith Fontenot Joins HLB
  • Proposed Rule Implementing 60-Day Overpayment Refund Statute for Medicare Part C and D Plans Published
  • Options for Out-of-Network Providers in Aetna Notice of Proposed Class Action Settlement
  • No-Cause Termination Agreement Invalidated Based on Medical Staff Bylaws
  • Aetna UCR Litigation Proposed Settlement
  • HLB Announces Promotions
  • California Expands Medical Information Privacy Law
  • HHS Fines Provider for Stolen Thumb Drive
  • HHS Grants EHR Donation Program Extension
  • Sebelius October 30 Letter on QHPs
  • FDA Issues Final Guidance on Mobile Medical Apps
  • HITECH Enforcement Delays, New PHI Guidance Announced
  • HLB Covered California Webinar 9/12/13
  • HITECH Omnibus Rule: Compliance Checklist
  • New HITECH Regulation Compliance Deadline Looms
  • 2014 Proposed Physician Fee Schedule Rule Summary
  • DHCS Announces Delays of Cal MediConnect Demonstration Project and Medi-­Cal Managed Care Rural Expansion
  • Clinical co-management arrangements: The OIG speaks
  • California’s Dual Eligible Program White Paper
  • Proposed Regulations Released Regarding the Community Health Needs Assessment Requirement for Tax-Exempt Hospitals
  • The Beat Goes On: OIG Issues Fraud Alert on Physician Owned Device Companies
  • Final Rule: Reporting Physician Payments Under the Sunshine Act
  • HHS Issues Final HITECH Rule
  • New Year, Same Old Security Issues
  • HLB Names New Partners, Senior Counsel
  • Fiscal Cliff Averted; Significant Health Policy Changes Enacted
  • HLB Launches Health IT Blog
  • HLB Opens Federal Government Relations Practice in Washington, D.C.
  • Sebelius v. Auburn Regional Medical Center: Oral Argument Transcript, U.S. Supreme Court
  • HITPC Requests Public Comment for Stage 3 Meaningful Use
  • HHS Releases De-Identification Guidance
  • HLB to Present Oral Argument to the U.S. Supreme Court on Behalf of Medicare DSH Hospitals
  • Health Benefit Exchanges: Changing the Health Insurance Marketplace
  • ASCs Benefit from Bill Authorizing Clinic Permitting
  • Stolen Laptop Costs Provider $1.5 Million
  • HHS Issues Final Rule on Stage 2 of the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs
  • CMS BEGINS EHR INCENTIVE PROGRAM AUDITS
  • LACMA et al v. Aetna
  • HLB Charges Aetna with Illegal Retaliation Against Patients, Providers
  • The Supreme Court ACA Decision – Impact on Providers
  • HLB Again Achieves Top-Tier Ranking in Chambers Review of Leading Health Law Firms
  • Hooper, Lundy & Bookman Negotiates $700 Million Settlement for Hospitals
  • U.S. Supreme Court Issues Douglas v. Independent Living Centers Decision
  • “60-Day Rule” Proposed Regs Create Intense Time Pressure for Providers
  • Are PODs Affected by Changes to CA Workers’ Comp Law?
  • Aetna’s Improper Payment Practices
  • New California Health Information Security Requirements
  • Court Halts Medi-Cal Rate Reduction
  • Court Order — Medi-Cal Rate Litigation 12-11
  • HLB Sues California on Behalf of Hospitals
  • HLB ACO White Paper — Final Rule
  • OCR Launches HIPAA Audit Program
  • Supreme Court about to start most interesting term in years, McClatchy
  • HIPAA: Expanded Security Breach Notification Requirements– Are ACOs a Strategic Imperative for Providers?
  • Medicaid’s looming Supreme Court battle,Washington Post
  • Successful Software Purchasing by Healthcare Providers
  • HLB Analysis: Medicare Bundled Payment Initiative
  • HIPAA: Expanded Security Breach Notification Requirements
  • Proxy Credentialing Prohibited, CDPH Claims
  • Is Health Care Marketing Protected Commercial Speech Under the Supreme Court’s Decision in Sorrell?
  • D.C. Circuit Reverses Jurisdictional Dismissal and Finds that 180-Day Period to Appeal to PRRB Can Be Tolled for Equitable Reasons
  • HLB Earns Top Chambers Ranking; Super Lawyers, Rising Stars and Top 500 Also Announced
  • Are ACOs a Strategic Imperative for Providers?
  • HLB ACO White Paper – National Focus
  • HLB ACO White Paper – California Focus
  • Proposed ACO Regulations – HLB PowerPoint
  • Text of ACO Proposed Regulations
  • CMS Rule Allowing Payment Suspensions Due to ‘Credible Allegation of Fraud’ Raises Due Process Concerns
  • Medicare Outlook 2011
  • 2011 Top 10 Health Issues
  • HLB Expands San Francisco Office
  • Ninth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Favor of Hospitals in Qui Tam Case
  • Analysis: The New Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol
  • Kitty Juniper Joins Hooper, Lundy & Bookman
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