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The scope and capabilities of the Weintraub Healthcare attorneys and Healthcare group are unique to the region and in demand nationwide. Our expertise includes managing complex healthcare mergers & acquisitions, advice on emerging provider types and treatment models, representation in a wide array of healthcare-related joint ventures, counseling on Medicare and Medi-Cal enrollment and certification matters, and guidance on the full spectrum of agreements and regulatory matters that their clients face. The lawyers in this Group bring decades of experience, technical skill, and industry knowledge to every engagement.
Weintraub healthcare attorneys are known for their expertise in business law, regulatory healthcare law, and mergers & acquisitions. Their healthcare clients reflect a broad spectrum of entities and their investors, such as health systems, medical foundations, ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), independent practice associations (IPAs), healthcare technology companies, behavioral health providers, concierge and telehealth companies, home health providers, durable medical equipment suppliers, and private equity/venture capital investors in various healthcare niches. The attorneys in the Healthcare group often serve as general counsel/transactional counsel/healthcare regulatory counsel to startups, established businesses, or private or public consolidators of various healthcare providers. In addition to serving healthcare clients, the Weintraub healthcare lawyers are experienced merger & acquisition and transactional business attorneys.
On March 26th, Weintraub shareholder Jeanne Vance presented Medicare Payment Models of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation for the American Health Law Association’s Institute on Medicare and Medicaid Payment Issues Conference in Baltimore, Maryland. This annual conference is a uniquely collegial opportunity for participants of a highly regulated…
Weintraub shareholder Jeanne L. Vance presented at the American Health Law Association (AHLA) 2024 Institute on Medicare and Medicaid Payment Issues. The presentation, titled “Updates from CMS’ Quality, Safety and Oversight Group: Hospital Co-Location and Other Compliance Updates,” provided updated compliance tools and resources from the Centers for Medicare &…
On November 29th, the California Association of Healthcare Leaders (CAHL) hosted its Learning From Leaders presentation and networking event. Weintraub senior shareholder and Shriners Children’s Northern California board member Chris Chediak spoke alongside Kenny Pawlek from Shriners Children’s Northern California about their career paths, leadership challenges, future focus, and career…
On August 17th, 2023, NBCC and the Medicare Mental Health Workforce Coalition will host an informative webinar titled Assessing the Essential Features of the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule and Implications for Counselors and MFTs. Weintraub shareholder Jeanne L. Vance will serve as presenter. Other panelists will include Doug Jacobs, Chief…
On June 29th, Weintraub shareholder Jeanne L. Vance presented in the Medicare 301 Webinar alongside Gina Mendola of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for the Medicare Mental Health Coalition. The webinar aimed to help marriage and family therapists (“MFTs”) and counselors understand the implications of The Mental Health Access Improvement Act. Jeanne’s…
Weintraub attorney Jeanne Vance has been selected as a faculty member for the 2023 American Health Law Association Institute on Medicare and Medicaid Payment Issues, being held March 22-24, 2023, in Baltimore, Maryland. The program aims to bring together knowledgeable reimbursement counsel and specialists from both the public and private…
On April 14-16, 2021, The American Health Lawyers Association hosted the Health Care Transactions Conference Webinar. Weintraub attorney Jeanne Vance participated in the event and presented Sequencing Your Transaction Without Shutting Down Your Facility: Licensure, Certification, and Enrollment.
Jeanne L. Vance was selected on the faculty of two American Health Law Association conferences. Vance was a panelist for the program called “Hot Topics in Provider Enrollment: The Hot Topics Are Really Hot This Year” at the Medicare & Medicaid Payment Institute held March 24-26, 2021. She also will…
For the ninth consecutive year, Jeanne L. Vance presented at the American Health Lawyers’ Association’s Medicare Medicaid Payment Issues conference regarding provider enrollment. Ms. Vance was a panelist regarding “Hot Topics in Provider Enrollment” March 20-22, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland.
Weintraub Tobin is pleased to announce that associate Anders L. Bostrom has been elected to the Board of Directors for Parkinson’s Association of Northern California (PANC). As a corporate and healthcare attorney, Anders counsels businesses, nonprofits, and healthcare organizations across California on business transactions and transition, corporate governance, regulatory compliance…
Weintraub Tobin is pleased to welcome Kelly K. Ross as an associate in the Firm’s Corporate and Healthcare practice groups. She will be based in the Firm’s Sacramento office. Kelly brings several years of experience in the healthcare industry, specializing in contract management and regulatory filings.
Weintraub Tobin is pleased to welcome Jon E. Ancona as an associate in the Firm’s Corporate practice group. He focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, emerging companies and venture capital, and other corporate and securities law matters.
Weintraub Tobin is pleased to welcome Tatum J. Kennedy as an associate in the Firm’s Corporate practice group, with a focus on general corporate governance, entity formations, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and other entity transactions.
Weintraub shareholder Jeanne L. Vance presented at the American Health Law Association (AHLA) 2024 Institute on Medicare and Medicaid Payment Issues. The presentation, titled “Updates from CMS’ Quality, Safety and Oversight Group: Hospital Co-Location and Other Compliance Updates,” provided updated compliance tools and resources from the Centers for Medicare &…
Weintraub Tobin is pleased to announce that 31 of its attorneys have been selected to the 2023 Sacramento Magazine Top Lawyers list. Weintraub’s attorneys are recognized in various categories, including Business/Corporate law, Employment & Labor law, Estate Planning & Probate law, and Real Estate law. The complete roster of Weintraub…
Bon Secours Mercy Health (BSMH), the fifth-largest Catholic health system in the U.S., has partnered with independent, full-service ambulatory surgery center (ASC) management partner and Weintraub client Compass Surgical Partners to expand outpatient surgical care within the BSMH health system. The partnership, announced on May 18, 2023, will see BSMH…
Weintraub Tobin is pleased to announce that 28 of its attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the Top Lawyers 2022 list from Sacramento Magazine. Ten of the listed Weintraub attorneys are recognized in multiple practice areas. The Top Lawyers list, featured each year by Sacramento Magazine, recognizes prominent attorneys in the…
Weintraub is pleased to welcome Aysha Majeed as an associate in the Firm’s Healthcare and Corporate practice groups. Her practice focuses on serving healthcare-related clients as they navigate rules and requirements as well as agreements and other ventures.
In a March bulletin for the American Health Law Association Jeanne Vance writes the article entitled Summary of Meaningful Revisions to Chapter 10 of the Medicare Program Integrity Rule Regarding Provider Enrollment Matters. The bulletin is presented by the AHLA’s Regulation, Accreditation, and Payment Practice Group. It summarizes revisions made by…
Jeanne Vance assisted with licensing for Signature Healthcare Services as they expanded into the Sacramento region with the Sacramento Behavioral Health Hospital. The 117-bed facility is the first acute psychiatric hospital to be licensed in California in 30 years. The hospital began accepting patients in December, but it is still…
The Hospital Price Transparency Law, codified at 45 CFR Part 180 and effective as of January 1, 2021, was implemented to provide the public with accessible hospital pricing information, aiming to eliminate hidden fees and empower consumers to make informed healthcare decisions. Under this rule, hospitals are required to disclose…
In an article published by Law360 on March 18, 2025, Weintraub Shareholder Jeanne Vance discusses the implications of President Trump’s recent executive order relating to the costs and accessibility of in vitro fertilization (IVF.) While headlines about the order suggested protections for IVF, the executive order really signaled a policy…
Executive Order Signals Shift On February 18, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to study policy recommendations to protect access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) and to reduce their associated costs.[1] While headlines about the order suggested protections for IVF, the executive order really signaled a policy intention…
Corporate Transparency Act Updates as Compliance Deadline Looms; Longer Disclosure Period and Public Hearing Now Required for Maternity/Psych Unit Closures; and California Governor Vetoes Healthcare Transaction AG Approval Process for Private Equity Transactions As we move into the fourth quarter of 2024, there are a flurry of breaking news items…
In connection with the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, marriage & family therapists (“MFTs”) as well as licensed professional clinical counselors (“LPCCs”) are eligible to receive payment from the Medicare program for covered behavioral health services with dates of services commencing January 1, 2024. This change was intended to…
In our practices, we are seeing an increasing number of denials or de facto denials of Medi-Cal provider enrollments. The consequences of a Medi-Cal enrollment denial can be quite serious. First, a provider may not receive reimbursement for services provided to Medi-Cal beneficiaries when it is not an enrolled provider. Second, it takes…
I am fresh back from Baltimore, Maryland, where I was on the faculty of AHLA’s annual Institute on Medicare and Medicaid Payment Issues. I have been on the faculty of this program for a dozen years, and am always thrilled to hear the latest in healthcare payment and reimbursement changes and trends. This…
On February 13, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) proposed a long-delayed regulation that would implement a provider enrollment provision of the Affordable Care Act that expands the information required to be disclosed by skilled nursing facilities (“SNFs”). The law requires that SNFs report detailed information to CMS…
Certain healthcare transactions closing on or after April 1, 2024 are subject to an advance notice regulatory review and analysis by a newly created Office of Health Care Affordability (“OHCA”) within the California Department of Health Care Access and Information. The OHCA will prospectively analyze the transactions by conducting a…
I have been in healthcare legal practice since the mid-1990s. During a summer in law school, I worked for the California Legislative Counsel Bureau, which is the agency that serves as legal counsel to the California legislature. During my stint there, I recall various healthcare licentiates arguing about whether to…
This second transactions series installment involves consideration of professional licensing issues that arise in certain healthcare transactions with licensed professionals (including physicians), or so-called “corporate practice” issues. This series responds to the active transactional market for 2021 and the forecast for robust activity due to the interest of venture capital…
