Morgan Lewis is a leader in advising the hospice, home health and palliative care sectors on their highly specialized legal needs. Our lawyers advise a variety of healthcare providers and related organizations that furnish care in the home setting—including home health, hospice, palliative care, home infusion therapy, home medical equipment, telehealth, remote patient monitoring, and specialty pharmacies.
Demonstrated, Longstanding Experience
Morgan Lewis lawyers have counseled hospice, home health, hospitals, and related healthcare organizations for more than 30 years on their most critical legal and regulatory matters, including:
- Government audits and investigations, audit appeals, whistleblower/qui tam defense, compliance, and federal and state policies
- Development of value-based arrangements
- Affiliations, contracting, joint ventures, and transactions
- Reimbursement, fraud and abuse, and government self-disclosures
- Employment issues, intellectual property, employee benefits, commercial litigation, and competition law/antitrust matters
- Nonprofit tax-exempt compliance
Legal Solutions Crafted to Advance Your Mission
We appreciate the importance of the home-based care that mission-driven organizations provide to patients to assist with rehabilitative care as well as in the last stages of life, and the crucial support home-centered providers furnish to patients’ families and caregivers. Our lawyers craft legal solutions to bring our clients’ missions to life, including for:
- Hospice, homecare, and palliative care organizations
- Nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and group homes
- Pharmacies and medical equipment suppliers
ROADMAPS FOR CARE PROVIDERS
Our team believes in staying ahead of the curve when it comes to evolving regulations. We advise on:
- Compliance with changing state, federal, and global regulations
- Medicare and Medicaid audit responses and appeals
- Preparing clients for surveys and helping to craft effective responses
STRUCTURING SUCCESS
We help clients facilitate growth in the post-acute care space through:
- Structuring mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures
- Negotiating commercial transactions and affiliations
- Developing innovative payment models for home health and hospice care
DEFENDING HEALTHCARE
Our lawyers represent clients across all types of dispute resolution and state and federal court litigation claims. We are sought out for:
- Defending against government investigations
- Resolving disputes with payors and managed care organizations
- Advocating for clients in regulatory proceedings
VITAL SIGNS
We keep our finger on the pulse of key trends shaping the industry through:
- Analyzing the impact of expanding regulatory oversight
- Monitoring legislative changes affecting minimum wage and patient discharge obligations
- Advising on the diversification of the payor mix, including managed care opportunities
STRATEGIES FOR QUALITY CARE
We support clients in addressing critical staffing challenges by advising on:
- Medicare conditions of participation staff requirements
- HR management and employment counsel
- Caregiver recruitment and retention strategies
- Competitive compensation and career development programs
