Long-Term Care
Unique Challenges, Creative Solutions
The attorneys at Hooper, Lundy & Bookman specializing in long-term care are the pre eminent experts on virtually every legal issue facing the long-term care profession. Whether it is the intricacies of Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, the maze of regulation burdens under federal and state law, or governmental investigations undertaken by CMS contractors, the OIG or the Department of Justice, Hooper, Lundy & Bookman is at the forefront of these issues.
Our attorneys have many years of experience representing clients in the long term care profession. We understand and appreciate the unique challenges and special responsibilities and risks associated with owning and operating long term facilities. Our attorneys are experts in all forms of long term care reimbursement, licensing and certification issues, governmental investigations and prosecutions, regulatory and legislative advocacy and litigation. Our clients include the largest trade associations representing the long term care profession nationally and in the state of California. As a result of these representations, our attorneys are at the forefront of any changes affecting long term care operators and the best approaches to respond to these increasing challenges.
We also assist long term care operators with strategic planning and expansion projects. We bring significant relevant expertise to acquisitions and financings for both for profit and non profit entities and are well versed in crafting appropriate joint venture and management relationships of all types in the long term care arena.
Our clients run the gamut from national chains of facilities to independently operated, freestanding skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. As a result, our attorneys have a wealth of knowledge of how the numerous issues facing long term care operators can differ based upon the size of the organization or facility. We regularly consult with our clients on business issues, negotiate with the government, defend regulatory actions, buy, sell, and lease facilities, and represent operators in varying forms of skilled nursing and assisted living facility litigation.
Long-Term Care Specialties:
- Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement issues.
- Licensing and Certification.
- Defending facilities that have received state citations or have had federal remedies imposed, including decertification.
- The purchase, sale or lease of facilities and related equipment.
- Governmental investigations by CMS contractors, OIG and DOJ.
- Regulatory advocacy and negotiation.
- Partnership and employment contracts.
- Managed care relationships.
- Development of compliance plans and ongoing compliance issues
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