Education
University of San Diego
San Diego, CA
B.A. magna cum laude, Political Science
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
Los Angeles, CA
Executive Notes Editor, Southern California Law Review
Research Scholar, Saks Institute for Mental Health Law, Policy and Ethics
Bar Admissions
- California, 2015
Paul L. Garcia is a partner in the Regulatory Department of Hooper, Lundy & Bookman.
Mr. Garcia is a former attorney with the California Department of Health Care Services, where he served as a member of the Health Care Financing and Rates Team. In this capacity he provided legal counsel to develop and support Medi-Cal managed care financing policy, including the department's compliance with the 2016 Medicaid managed care rule as it relates to capitated rates, and key funding programs such as the Prop 56 Tobacco Tax and other directed-provider payments.
Mr. Garcia previously served as an Executive Fellow, through the Capital Fellows Programs, for Covered California, where he worked with the executive staff to implement state and federal health care reforms.
Mr. Garcia received his B.A. in Political Science, magna cum laude, from the University of San Diego. He earned his J.D. from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, where he served as the Executive Notes Editor for the Southern California Law Review. While in law school, Mr. Garcia served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Kim McLane Wardlaw, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He was also a student scholar for the Saks Institute for Mental Health Law, Policy, and Ethics.
Professional Affiliations
- American Health Lawyers Association
- California Society for Healthcare Attorneys
Honors & Awards
- Super Lawyers® Southern California Rising Star (2022)
Presentations & Speaking Engagements
- April 1, 2022
- Webinar, June 9, 2020
- October 22, 2019 – The LA Grand Hotel Downtown, Los Angeles, CA; October 23, 2019 - Hotel Shattuck Plaza, Berkeley, CA
News
- June 29, 2022
- June 17, 2022
- January 3, 2022
- September 1, 2021
- December 8, 2020
- May 7, 2020
- January 31, 2020
- Hooper, Lundy & Bookman Ranked in the 2020 Edition of US News/Best Lawyers in America Best Law FirmsNovember 2, 2019
- October 1, 2019
- August 5, 2019
- June 4, 2019
- May 8, 2019PRNewswire
- April 25, 2019
- July 14, 2018
Health Law Perspectives
- August 27, 2019
- June 20, 2019
Publications
State Law Requirements Regarding Payment for COVID-19 Testing, Dark Daily Special Report: Getting Paid for COVID-19 Test Claims, March 26, 2021, Co-Author
Punishing Treatment: How Mandatory Withdrawal Policies Hurt Anti-Stigma Efforts and Why Putting Psychologists in the Doctor’s Office Can Help, 18 Quinnipiac Health L.J. 369 (2016)
The Problem with Parity: An Analysis of the Confusion Surrounding the California Mental Health Parity Act, 87 S. Cal. L. Rev. Postscript 38 (2014)
