Health Care

Overview

Bricker Graydon Wyatt’s Health Care Industry team brings together decades of experience, deep industry knowledge, and a uniquely integrated service model to support health care organizations across operational, regulatory, transactional, and strategic needs. With a comprehensive understanding of the industry’s regulatory, policy, and business landscape, we empower our clients to proactively navigate challenges while advancing their mission to deliver high‑quality care.

How We Assist Health Care Clients

Health care regulatory compliance, including Medicare and Medicaid requirements, and fraud and abuse (Stark and Anti‑Kickback), HIPAA, licensing, certification, and certificate of need advice.
Health care transactions, including hospital and physician practice acquisitions, joint ventures, affiliations, and management and services arrangements.
Physician contracting and alignment, including employment arrangements, professional services agreements, medical directorships, and call coverage arrangements.
Corporate compliance programs, audits, internal investigations, and self‑disclosures to federal and state agencies.
Nonprofit and tax‑exempt health care counseling, including governance, tax exemption issues, and executive compensation matters.
Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement appeals, managed care disputes, and payment and rate challenges.
Behavioral health and community‑based care support, including SUD treatment, IDD services, HCBS programs, and crisis stabilization providers.
Health care antitrust and competition counseling, including provider affiliations, clinical integration, and joint venture structuring.
Health care construction and development, including design and construction contracts, procurement, and project delivery strategies.
Telehealth and digital health services, including multi‑state program development, compliance, and reimbursement alignment.
Clinical trials and academic medical center support, including regulatory and operational counseling.
Governance and board advisory services, including fiduciary duties, compliance oversight, and strategic planning.
Securities and tax‑exempt financing, including public finance, bond issuances, and complex capital structures.

Employee benefits and executive compensation, including retirement plans, health and welfare benefits, mental health parity, and compliance for nonprofit and governmental employers.
Labor and employment counseling, including workforce strategy, physician employment issues, wage and hour compliance, union matters, and employment litigation.
Privacy and data protection, including HIPAA compliance, cybersecurity, breach response, information blocking, and health data governance.
Government relations and public policy support, including legislative strategies, regulatory advocacy, and navigating state and federal health care policy developments.
Intellectual property and technology matters, including licensing, branding, and protection of proprietary health care technologies and digital health solutions.

Who We Represent

Hospitals and health systems
Long-term and post-acute care and senior services
Behavioral and community-based health care providers
Federally designated and safety-net providers, including FQHCs and FQHC look-alikes
Managed care organizations
Health information exchanges
Multi-hospital groups
Health care trade associations
Nonprofit organizations operating in or adjacent to the health care space
Physicians and physician practices

What Sets Us Apart

Deep Regulatory, Clinical, & Operational Insight: Many of our attorneys have served in‑house at hospitals, health systems, and provider organizations, or have clinical experience as nurses. This firsthand perspective informs our team’s practical, actionable guidance.
Cross‑Disciplinary Strength: We routinely collaborate with our Corporate Transactions, Litigation, Real Estate, Employment, Employee Benefits, Construction, Energy, Public Finance, and Government Relations teams to deliver seamless, efficient support.
Practical, Business‑Aligned Solutions: Our clients value our creativity, responsiveness, and ability to balance legal risk with real‑world operational pressures.