Attorney Brad Byars routinely advises pediatric and adult providers on regulatory compliance and reimbursement/repayment matters relating to the Stark Law, the Anti-kickback Statute, the False Claims Act, and Medicare and state Medicaid payment statutes and regulations. Brad has experience in advising pharmacy benefit managers in areas such as rebates/discounts, specialty pharmacy contracting and group purchasing. In addition, Brad is experienced in drafting and negotiating documents related to hospital-physician affiliations, with specific attention to employment, professional services, physician recruitment and clinical co-management agreements. He also assists his clients with corporate structure and governance issues, franchise matters and strategic business considerations. Brad represents healthcare providers in civil and criminal fraud investigations and self-disclosures with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG), the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Brad has developed experience in the representation of children’s hospitals and represents pediatric providers across the country.