Health Care

Ervin Cohen & Jessup serves our health care industry clients by representing institutions, diagnostic and surgical centers, physicians and other health care professionals and entrepreneurs in a wide array of health care issues, including tax exemption, employment, compliance and related issues, as well as medical staff disciplinary proceedings.  We represent individual and institutional clients in reimbursement recovery actions and audits, and in structuring acquisitions, sales, and joint ventures in these highly regulated fields.  We advise daily in fraud and abuse, self referral and related matters for all classes of health providers and drug and device suppliers.  We have expertise in HIPAA, operational and managed care contracting issues, academic medical center issues, and payment performance disputes.  We structure legal compliance programs, represent compliance officers and institutions, and conduct compliance audits and investigations on behalf of health care providers and payers.  The Health Care group is supported by substantial, tax, transactional, employment law and related physician compensation and risk issues litigation, and real estate expertise.