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Mary Beth Fortugno represents healthcare providers in a variety of industry sectors including four of the nation’s leading hospital companies and specialty pharmacies. She focuses her practice on transactions, managed care contracting, healthcare regulatory matters, operations and investigations. Having managed matters ranging from licensure diligence and new applications to major transactions and fraud and abuse investigations, Mary Beth has built a reputation within the industry for her knowledge and operational guidance. As former operations counsel to IASIS Healthcare, an acute-care hospital company, she brings first-hand experience to healthcare clients.
Mary Beth helps clients find solutions to complex regulatory, contracting, operational and transactional issues. Her practice involves:
Contracting, Regulatory & Operational Matters – Counseling hospitals, specialty pharmacies and other healthcare providers on a wide range of matters related to including Anti-Kickback Statute and self-referral laws, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), licensure, certification, managed care contracting and other operational, contracting and regulatory issues.
Healthcare Mergers, Acquisitions & Dispositions – Providing counsel in structuring transactions and the acquisition and disposition of healthcare providers and companies.
Compliance and Government Investigations – Assisting healthcare clients in responding to governmental inquiries relating to Medicare and Medicaid fraud and the False Claims Act.
Memberships
American Bar Association
American Health Law Association (AHLA) — Hospitals and Health Systems Practice Group, Chair (2015-2017), Vice Chair Education (2014-2015)
Harry Phillips American Inn of Court
Memberships
American Bar Association
American Health Law Association (AHLA) — Hospitals and Health Systems Practice Group, Chair (2015-2017), Vice Chair Education (2014-2015)
Served as regulatory counsel to Lead Capital Partners, a private equity firm, in its acquisition of Viva Day Spa, which is a med spa business in Texas. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Regulatory support to AdhereRx Incorporated, a pharmacy company committed to long-term pharmacy support for high-risk patients, in its sale of certain assets to Exact Care Pharmacy, a national medication management and pharmacy care provider. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Regulatory support to AdhereRx Incorporated, a pharmacy company committed to long-term pharmacy support for high-risk patients, in its sale of certain pharmacy assets to Curexa – West, LLC, a leading provider of compounding, packaging, labeling, and digital and traditional pharmacy solutions for telemedicine and medical providers, veterinarians, manufacturers, and clinical research organizations across the nation. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Representation of CenterWell, the nation’s largest provider of home health services and subsidiary of Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), in its acquisition of Trilogy Home Healthcare, the largest home health company in Florida and portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries.
Representation of Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (NASDAQ:TNDM), a global insulin delivery ad diabetes technology company, in its acquisition of AMF Medical SA, a privately held Swiss developer of the SigiTM Patch Pump. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Representation of Prairie Capital’s portfolio company Family Allergy & Asthma, an allergy medical practice headquartered in Louisville, KY, in its Physician Practice Management transaction with Asthma and Allergy Associates of Florida, an allergy and asthma medical practice in Flordia. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
