With particular strength in Florida, the Hogan Lovells US LLP health insurance practice is broad and flexible, handling matters at the intersection of health insurance and technology, with experience in issues relating to AI integration. Under the direction of DC-based Ronald Wisor, the group navigates key areas of interest for insurers, including antitrust and market consolidation advisory work, reimbursement models such as Medicare and Medicaid, private insurance coverage disputes, fraud, abuse, and government investigations, federal and state compliance counsel, and privacy and data protection matters within the health insurance sector. In Miami, board-certified health lawyer Craig Smith comes highly recommended for a wide array of transactional and regulatory matters, notably assisting healthcare providers, managed care organizations, and private investors on Medicaid and Medicare matters. LA-based Michael Maddigan focuses on litigation, and NY-based Jeffrey Schneider offers comprehensive transactional and regulatory guidance to a broad spectrum of health insurance industry stakeholders. In the DC office, Kenneth Field specializes in antitrust work, and Scott Loughlin is a key name for cyber and data issues in healthcare.
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Key clients

  • UnitedHealth Group
  • Optum
  • Globe Life, Inc.
  • Kaiser Permanente
  • Parker Jewish/AgeWell New York, LLC
  • Molina Healthcare of Florida
  • UnitedHealthcare of Florida
  • CIGNA Healthcare
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) companies

Work highlights

  • Represented UnitedHealthcare in various lawsuits across the country, including Florida and California.
  • Advised Kaiser Permanente on the creation of Risant Health, a new subsidiary to which Kaiser expects to commit $35-50 billion in the next five years, aimed at acquiring health systems in various parts of the United States.
  • Representing Molina Healthcare in a class action lawsuit filed by Comprehensive Pathology Associates alleging that Molina Healthcare’s Florida Medicaid health plan failed to comply with Florida law by not covering certain hospital-based pathology services.

Lawyers

Practice head

Ronald Wisor

Other key lawyers

Craig Smith; Michael Maddigan; Kenneth Field; Scott Loughlin