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Limiting Successor Liability Under Assigned Medicare Provider Agreements

This article discusses the risks associated with accepting assignment of a distressed health care provider's Medicare provider agreement, as well as providing suggestions for managing those risks.

11 minute read July 01, 2015 at 12:10 PM
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William P. Smith, James W. Kapp, III and Megan M. Preusker
Limiting Successor Liability Under Assigned Medicare Provider Agreements

Recent years have seen an uptick in distressed health-care mergers and acquisitions as providers and systems struggle to adjust to a changing economic climate.

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