Health Care Regulatory

Overview

Bricker Graydon Wyatt’s Health Care Regulatory team provides comprehensive, practical guidance to help hospitals, health systems, long-term care facilities, and other providers navigate an increasingly complex regulatory environment. With deep experience across federal and state regulatory frameworks, we partner with clients to anticipate issues, ensure compliance, and maintain operational stability.

We have extensive familiarity with the everyday business and regulatory needs of operating hospitals and health care providers, including Medicare and Medicaid enrollment and reimbursement, state licensure, medical staff matters, tax exemption issues, Stark Law and Fraud & Abuse compliance, physician contracting, and employment‑related regulatory questions. Our team also works closely with the firm’s commercial litigation attorneys to protect clients’ interests when disputes arise.

Comprehensive Regulatory Support

We help clients understand and comply with the full range of state and federal regulatory requirements affecting the health care industry. From day‑to‑day operational questions to significant organizational changes, we provide clear, actionable guidance that aligns with each client’s strategic goals.

We routinely advise clients on

Compliance, Fraud, and Abuse
Corporate governance
Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement issues
Provider enrollment and change‑of‑ownership transactions
Voluntary and mandatory self‑disclosures
Survey, certification, and licensure matters
340B Drug Pricing Program compliance
Physician contracting
Clinical research regulations
Tax and tax‑exemption issues

Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) compliance
Graduate medical education requirements
Value-based care arrangements

Our attorneys have deep experience with the Stark Law, Anti‑Kickback Statute, Civil Monetary Penalties Law, False Claims Act, and Overpayment Statute. We structure and implement compliant hospital‑physician contracts, joint ventures, professional services arrangements, and other relationships that support clinical and operational objectives. We proactively identify potential areas of risk, deliver practical solutions, and help clients build durable compliance programs.