Holland & Hart Healthcare Law Blog

Medical Group "Prenuptial" Shareholder Agreements Valuable.

A medical group divorce, whether the group is large or small, can generate at least as much suspicion, distrust and anger as a family dissolution. Much confusion, distress and expense can be contained if not eliminated through a well thought out shareholder agreement between the principals of the medical group practice.  It is much easier to address important post separation issues while the parties still respect and trust each other than when the bloom on the relationship has faded.

Health Law Lawyer Thinking Outside Box Ends Up In One.

After reviewing many official advisory opinions from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, one might be forgiven an occasional fantasy that one might be able to do it better.  Rare is it that one actually has the opportunity to act on the impulse.  On November 13, 2006, the United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Michigan issued a press release announcing the successful apprehension and prosecution of Michigan health law attorney, Philip Stoffan for mail fraud in apparently forging is own advisory opinion on a mock up of HHS-OIG stationery.  Mr. Stoffan's efforts were in support of an anticipated joint venture between his client, a physician group and a physician therapy group. No doubt the physician group was negotiating a turn key arrangement with the physical therapy group to provide therapy the group's patients to be billed for by the group. Some touchy issues there.