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PRACTICE GROUPS

HEALTH CARE

Musick Peeler's Health Care Group provides leadership and representation to the complex and evolving system of health care delivery in California. Musick Peeler was the first California law firm to develop a health care practice. In the 1930s, the firm was instrumental in the formation of the California Hospital Association ("CHA"), and Blue Cross of Southern California.

Since then, the Health Care Group has participated, and continues to participate in the legal and policy decisions that shape health care delivery in California, including health care reimbursement and finance, tort reform, tax exemption, corporate practice of medicine and due process for physicians, the creation of integrated mega-systems, health care reform and privacy practices.

Attorneys in the Group are experienced in handling all aspects of health care law, including:

Medicare/Medicaid anti-fraud and abuse
Accreditations, certification, and quality assurance
Anti-referral legislation and antitrust matters
Medical staff affairs, licensure, third-party payment and consent
Environmental law and OSHA

Musick Peeler's health care attorneys address the special health care regulatory, tax, administrative and business law requirements of HMOs, facility developers, software manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies. In addition, the firm's attorneys provide expertise in matters involving construction and real estate law, information systems law, tax-exemption, corporate finance, litigation, employment and ERISA.

With locations statewide, attorneys in the Health Care Group serve the broad spectrum of organizations involved in the industry. Musick Peeler's health care clients include:

Hospitals and integrated health care systems
Both large and small health plans and IPAs
Academic institutions
Tertiary cancer facilities
Mental health, dialysis, and ambulatory care centers
Rehabilitation and psychiatric facilities
Primary care and multi-specialty clinics
Assisted living facilities, nursing homes, and homes for the aging
Suppliers and pharmacies

The firm also serves as general counsel to the National Health Foundation.

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