Andy is a Member in the firm's Health Law Section. Before joining Mintz Levin, he was the partner-in-charge of the New York health law practice of an AmLaw 100 firm.
Andy has been a practicing health lawyer for more than 30 years. His extensive experience covers the representation of a wide array of clients in the health industry, both on the provider side (including multi-hospital systems and individual hospitals of all sizes, nursing homes, and physician groups), and on the payor side (including managed care companies, HMOs, and prepaid health service plans). He is active in health industry mergers and acquisitions, and the establishment of joint ventures and other collaborative affiliations. In the regulatory area, he counsels clients in connection with corporate compliance and corporate governance, fraud and abuse, hospital-medical staff matters, HIPAA, and Medicare/Medicaid matters.
Andy also conducts a national practice relating to accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), which accredits graduate medical education programs in academic medical centers and teaching hospitals, and by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), which accredits medical schools. He regularly counsels institutions and teaching programs throughout the country on compliance with ACGME and Residency Review Committee (RRC) requirements, and medical schools on compliance with LCME standards. Andy works with clients on their periodic reviews, and represents them when necessary to rebut adverse evaluations, including handling ACGME and LCME administrative hearings. His accreditation clients include many prestigious medical schools and academic medical centers, as well as other teaching institutions across the United States.
Andy has published texts and articles in a variety of legal and health industry journals. Some of his recent publications include the following:
· "Corporate Practice of Medicine and Fee Splitting," Legal Manual for New York Physicians (Abrams, Greenberg and Moy, eds.), Third Edition, New York State Bar Association, Albany, New York, 2011
· "Hospital Medical Staff Membership and Privileges: Rules for Attending Physicians and Hospital-Employed Physicians," Legal Manual for New York Physicians (Abrams, Greenberg and Moy, eds.), Third Edition, New York State Bar Association, Albany, New York, 2011
· "HIPAA Electronic Transaction, Security and Privacy Regulations," Legal Manual for New York Physicians (Abrams, Greenberg and Moy, eds.), Third Edition, New York State Bar Association, Albany, New York, 2011
· "Graduate Medical Education Reimbursement Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act," BNA Medicare Report, January 28, 2011
· "The Impact of Health Care Reform on Graduate Medical Education Reimbursement," BNA Medicare Report, July 16, 2010
· "Physician Self-Referrals, Deconstructing Stark II, Phase III," New York Law Journal, December 17, 2007
· Co-author, Medical Records and the Law, 4th Edition, Jones and Bartlett, Boston, 2006
· Co-author, A Guide to Complying with Stark Physician Self-Referral Rules, Atlantic Information Services, Inc., Washington, D.C., 2004
Andy is a frequent speaker at hospital and health care symposia on a wide range of health law issues. He has appeared before professional organizations, including the American Health Lawyers Association, Catholic Managed Care Executive Forum, New York State Bar Association, University HealthSystem Consortium, Greater New York Hospital Association, Healthcare Financial Management Association, Association of Program Directors in Surgery, and the Association for Hospital Medical Education, among others. His recent presentations include the following:
· "Meaningful Use: The Healthcare Executive's Role in IT Decisions," Healthcare Leaders of New York, Westchester, New York, March 11, 2010
· "Pay for Performance: Analysis of Payor and Provider Perspectives," American Health Lawyers Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, June 2008
· "Stark III: Implications for Long Term Care Facilities," Southern New York Association, New York, New York, October 16, 2007
· "Medicare Part D: Compliance, Oversight, Investigation and Enforcement," Catholic Managed Care Executive Forum, New York, New York, May 17, 2007
· "The Health Care Industry in New York: An Overview," Principles of Health Law, New York State Bar Association, Melville, New York, May 11, 2007
· "The Proposed New IRS Intermediate Sanctions Regulaltions: Impact on Executive Compensation," Greater New York Hospital Association, New York, New York, October 11, 2005
· "Graduate Medical Education (Residency Training Program) Accreditation: Meeting Today's Challenges," University HealthSystem Consortium, Scottsdale, Arizona, October 1, 2003
In 2011 (as it has done every year since 2005), Chambers and Partners recognized Andy as a leading health care lawyer in New York in its publication, Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business. From 2006-2011, he has been named to the New York Super Lawyers list. In 2011 and 2012, he was selected by his peers to be included in The Best Lawyers in America for his expertise in health care law.
Andy received his bachelor's degree, cum laude, from the State University of New York at Stony Brook (1972). He graduated in 1975 from Hofstra University School of Law, where he was a member of the Hofstra Law Review. He is admitted to practice before the courts of New York and the District of Columbia, U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and the Supreme Court of the United States.
Industries
Health Care
Health Care Reform