The health care law practice group at Lathrop & Gage L.C. is recognized as one of the most respected teams of health care attorneys in the region.  We have extensive experience in providing advice and counseling to health care providers regarding regulatory and reimbursement issues, litigation matters and complex transactions. Our health care department includes a former State Assistant Attorney General, a former United States Attorney, past and present presidents and directors of the Kansas Association of Hospital Attorneys and the Missouri Society of Health Care Attorneys, attorneys selected for the health care section of "Best Lawyers in America," a formerly licensed nursing home administrator and a current Supreme Court Appointee to the Kansas Board of Discipline.  

We represent many health care industry clients, including urban and rural hospitals and hospital systems, physician groups, residential care facilities, home care providers, nursing homes and managed care networks and organizations throughout the Midwest. Our attorneys have studied, lectured and written extensively on the unique challenges facing medical providers.

To assist hospitals and other health care providers in evaluating and enhancing the effectiveness of their compliance programs, we perform Compliance Program Audits. We draw on our decades of experience advising providers on a wide variety of issues and our extensive knowledge of government enforcement activities to provide our clients with a proactive and comprehensive look at their programs along with innovative enhancements and solutions.