Overview
The post-acute/long-term care industry is being challenged by the pressures of an aging population, more stringent governmental oversight, and cuts in government reimbursement.
Attorneys in Epstein Becker Green's Health Care and Life Sciences practice are experienced in helping post-acute/long-term care providers respond to the entire range of industry challenges: corporate/transactional; compliance, survey, and enforcement; reimbursement; fraud and abuse; litigation; health care decision-making; real estate; and labor and employment matters.
The firm works with all segments of the post-acute and long-term care industry, including sub-acute, skilled nursing, assisted living, home health, rehabilitation, infusion, and hospice. We tailor our representation to the needs of the individual provider based on the size of the organization and the nature of the legal matter.
Services/Scope of Practice
Epstein Becker Green's full array of legal services to post-acute/long-term care providers includes:
- Representation in mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and other business transactions
- Strategic analysis of affiliations and acquisitions
- Representation before state and federal regulatory agencies with respect to investigations, survey and certification, reimbursement, licensure, and certificate of need
- Representation in civil and criminal litigation
- Regulatory analysis and audits for compliance with federal and state laws and regulations
- Development and review of compliance plans
- Guidance regarding Medicare, Medicaid, and private third-party reimbursement issues
- Due diligence reviews for mergers, acquisitions, and financing transactions
- Counsel and assistance regarding private placements, IPOs, and tax-exempt bond financings
- Representation with respect to labor, employment, and OSHA matters
- Counsel and assistance regarding health care decision-making issues, ethics committees, and guardianship proceedings
- Managed care contracting and development of innovative payment structures with payors
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- Fall 2024
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- Media CoverageGary Baldwin, Karl Thallner Featured in “2 Health Care Regulatory Attorneys Move to Epstein Becker Green”2 minute read
- Firm AnnouncementsEpstein Becker Green Welcomes Seasoned Health Care Regulatory Attorneys Gary L. Baldwin and Karl A. Thallner, Jr ...3 minute read
- Media CoverageGary Baldwin, Karl Thallner Featured in “Healthcare Duo Joins Epstein Becker Green”2 minute read
- BlogsPodcast: Breaking Down the Shifting Vaccine Policy Landscape – Diagnosing Health Care2 minute read
- BlogsPodcast: Executive Actions Impact Federally Funded Research - What Institutions Should Do Now – Diagnosing Health Care2 minute read
- BlogsPodcast: Criminal Health Care Fraud Enforcement - Projections for 2025 and Beyond – Diagnosing Health Care2 minute read
- BlogsVideo: 2025 Outlook - the Department of Health and Human Services Under the Second Trump Administration – Diagnosing ...3 minute read
- PublicationsThe Trump Administration’s Immigration Enforcement Policy: What Hospitals and Health Care Providers Must Know for Their ...8 minute read
- PublicationsThe New Trump Administration’s Immigration Enforcement Policy: What Employers Must Know7 minute read
- Media CoverageFlourish: Breaking Healthcare’s Glass Ceiling – a Legal Pioneer’s Journey, with Lynn Shapiro Snyder2 minute read
- Media CoverageLisa Vandecaveye Featured in “Epstein Becker Green Hires Health Care Attorney”1 minute read
- Media CoverageThomas Jaworski Featured in “Acting U.S. Attorney Joins Epstein Becker Green”1 minute read
- Media CoverageThomas Jaworski Featured in “On the Move”2 minute read
- Media CoverageLisa Vandecaveye Featured in “Joint Commission Legal Leader Joins Epstein Becker”2 minute read
- Media CoverageLisa Vandecaveye Featured in “Beltway Moves”1 minute read
- Firm AnnouncementsExecutive Vice President of The Joint Commission Lisa Vandecaveye Joins Epstein Becker Green2 minute read
- Firm AnnouncementsEpstein Becker Green Adds Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee Thomas Jaworski3 minute read
- BlogsPodcast: Health Policy Update: Impact of the 2024 U.S. Elections – Diagnosing Health Care2 minute read
- BlogsStates Fill Gaps in Hospital Workplace Violence Laws—Requiring Law Enforcement Officers, Weapons Detection Screening ...9 minute read
- Firm AnnouncementsKendria Lewis Selected for Nashville Bar Foundation’s 2025 Leadership Class2 minute read
- BlogsPodcast: Workplace Violence in Health Care: Dissecting the Legal Landscape and Implications for Employers – Diagnosing ...2 minute read
- Media CoverageChristine Worthen Featured in “Beltway Moves”1 minute read
- Media CoverageEpstein Becker Green Adds Healthcare Attorney Christine Burke Worthen in Washington, DC2 minute read
- Firm AnnouncementsEpstein Becker Green Adds Health Care Regulatory Firepower with Attorney Christine Burke Worthen in Washington, DC ...2 minute read
- PublicationsCMS Issues Mandatory “TEAM Model” for Acute Care Hospitals to Improve Episode-Based Alternative Payments and Advance ...17 minute read
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Supreme Court Alters the Administrative State: Loper and Relentless Decision Shifts Authority from Administrative ...
13 minute read - PublicationsNew Wine into Old Wineskins: Artificial Intelligence Fraud and Abuse Enforcement13 minute read
- Media CoverageHelaine Fingold Quoted in “FMO Lawsuits Could Delay Agent and Broker Compensation Rules”3 minute read
- PublicationsCMS Finalizes Rule Establishing Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities17 minute read
- Media CoverageHelaine Fingold Quoted in “3 Years In, 'No Surprises' Gets Mixed Reviews from Providers”2 minute read
- BlogsSpilling Secrets Podcast: Latest Developments – Restrictive Covenants in the Health Care Industry3 minute read
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Striking a Balance: The Supreme Court and the Future of Chevron Deference
27 minute read - PublicationsMedicare Advantage, Part D, and More: Proposed Rule Outlines Significant Policy and Technical Changes for CY 2025 ...35 minute read
- Media CoverageEleanor Chung Quoted in “Senators Told That AI Is Already Harming Patients”Fall 20232 minute read
- Media CoverageRachel Snyder Good Featured in “The Top Mid-Law People Moves of 2023 So Far”2 minute read
- PublicationsFTC Says State Oversight Cannot Effectively Displace Competition Among Health Care Providers2 minute read
- PublicationsHidden in Plain Sight: Lesser-Known Exceptions Recently Adopted by Congress to the Federal Physician Self-Referral Law and ...8 minute read
- Firm Announcements
Epstein Becker Green Recognized Among Top 10 Largest Health Care Law Firms by Modern Healthcare
2 minute read - Media Coverage
Rachel Snyder Good Featured in Law360 Pulse
2 minute read - Firm AnnouncementsRachel Snyder Good, Health Care Attorney, Former Advisor to U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer ...3 minute read
- Media CoverageRyan Cochran Featured in “People on the Move”1 minute read
- Media CoverageJeb Gerth, Ryan Cochran Featured in “Laterals, Moves, In-House”1 minute read
- Media CoverageRyan Cochran, Jeb Gerth Featured in “Notes: Waller Partners Move to Epstein Becker Green”1 minute read
- Media CoverageRyan Cochran, Jeb Gerth Featured in “Epstein Becker Brings On 2 Members in Nashville”2 minute read
- Media CoverageRyan Cochran, Jeb Gerth Featured in “2 Waller Partners Join Epstein Becker Green”1 minute read
- Firm AnnouncementsEpstein Becker Green Continues Focused Growth in Nashville with Health Care and Employment Hires4 minute read
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Beth Kastner, Shannon DeBra Discuss "Patient Steering" on Compliance Perspectives Podcast
3 minute read - Firm AnnouncementsEpstein Becker Green Honored for Outstanding Leadership in Business by Northeast Business Group on HealthDecember 7, 20223 minute read
- PublicationsCOVID-19 PREP Act Litigation: The Tip of the Liability Iceberg3 minute read
- Media CoverageOffice Snapshot: Epstein Becker Green's New Nashville Outpost3 minute read