Health Law Rolf & Goffman has extensive experience in the administrative law arena, both with respect to litigation, as well as in the representation of clients before various governmental agencies. Our firm's attorneys have served on various government committees and task forces responsible for changing or creating different Medicaid payments statutes and regulations, certificate of need statutes and regulations, and the licensing of diverse types of health care providers in Ohio. R&G attorneys are frequent lecturers on health law topics at seminars presented by universities, local and national health care associations, bar associations, and community and professional groups. R&G represents a wide range of health care providers, including health care systems, provider associations, hospitals, nursing homes, residential care facilities (rest homes), adult care facilities, assisted living facilities, home health agencies, intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded (ICFs-MR), outpatient clinics, physicians, pharmacies, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, free-standing dialysis centers, HMOs, PPOs, and other managed care providers, specialty hospitals, psychiatric and chemical facilities, clinical laboratories, therapy groups, durable medical equipment companies and licensed health care professionals in matters involving: Advance medical directives Business planning and development strategies Civil Medicare, Medicaid and insurance fraud defense Certificates of need: preparation, hearings & trials Cost report reopenings Corporate compliance programs Requests for exemptions and exceptions from routine cost limits Fraud and abuse, including antikickback & false claims Financing Joint ventures Licensing (both of institutions and individuals) Medicare & Medicaid audits and appeals Medicare & Medicaid certification and termination proceedings Medicaid & Medicare regulatory compliance & reimbursement issues Managed care contracting & networking Mergers and acquisitions Risk management STARK I & II (self referral issues) Strategic planning Third-party reimbursement Tax issues Transfer and discharge hearings For information on other practice areas, click on the appropriate link(s) below. Banking and Commercial Financing Business and Corporate Law Estate Planning and Probate Law Governmental Relations Health Law Labor and Employment Law Real Estate Law    | Practice Areas | Attorney Profiles | Publications | | Seminars | Screen for Exclusion | Contact Info | | Directions | Home | Rolf & Goffman Co., L.P.A. Phone 216-514-1100 E-mail info@rolfgoffman.com