ExperienceHealthcare Law & Policy
We work with all California state agencies and departments involved in the administration, regulation, payment, or provision of health care including:
- Department of Consumer Affairs and its various professional licensing boards
- Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- Department of Health Care Services
- Department of Finance
- Department of Insurance
- Department of Justice
- Department of Managed Health Care
- Department of Public Health
- Department of Rehabilitation
- Department of Social Services
- Office of Statewide Planning and Development
- Public Employees Retirement System
The firm has represented clients drafting legislation and implementing laws in the following areas:
- Regulation of Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) and insurance plans
- Coverage issues for medical conditions
- Access to medications in various health care settings
- Utilization of provider fees to drawdown federal funding
- Use of managed care models in Medi-Cal
- Reimbursement mechanisms for providers
- Professional licensing standards and scopes of practice
- Confidentiality of medical information
- Anti kickback laws
- County health care delivery issues