Starting Healthcare Business: What to Consider

By: Jeff Cohen

As a healthcare business lawyer, I’ve seen nearly everything entrepreneurs think might be a good idea.  They usually come to me when starting a healthcare business with questions like:

  1. Do you like an LLC better than an Inc., and if so why;
  2. Does the Stark Law (or the Anti-Kickback Statute) allow us to do this?;
  3. Is it ok to allocate ownership and profit distribution differently?;
  4. Will insurers pay for this?; and
  5. WWMT?  (What Would Medicare Think?).

These are great questions.  And they’re off base.  In fact, they’re not only off base. They’re also out of order.  Here’s one for you–Continue reading