Jason advises healthcare clients as they navigate the ever-changing regulations and statutes within the industry. He provides counsel on the operational, regulatory and legal challenges facing local, regional and national healthcare providers.
He counsels healthcare entities on strategic affiliations (transactions), hospital joint ventures, medical staff matters, government investigations, physician employment, managed care contracting, value-based care, Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA), Accountable Care Organizations, provider-based determinations, audits, and HIPAA. Jason also helps clients address issues related to Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement and Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law violations. He has a particular passion for assisting providers with adopting new emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, telehealth, wearable devices and remote patient monitoring.
Creative problem-solving drives Jason’s client-centered strategic initiatives and business outcomes. Jason’s in-house experience as lead general counsel and chief strategy officer at a multi-hospital health system during the COVID-19 pandemic gives him a unique perspective on representing hospitals and healthcare providers. Jason led three hospital campuses, 26 physician office locations, urgent care, three long-term care facilities, a home health entity, a health insurance agency, and ownership interests in multiple health care organizations.
He also led government relations, working with federal and state officials on advocacy initiatives and successfully lobbied for changes to state telemedicine laws to ensure equal treatment and parity for telemedicine services.
Outside of work, Jason has maintained a strong commitment to improving his community and mentoring young lawyers. Jason is vice president of the board of directors of Potawatomi Zoo, which has undergone a major strategic expansion over the last several years. He also serves as an externship supervisor mentoring law students in Notre Dame Law School’s Corporate Counsel Externship program.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Jason D. Schultz
- HHS-OIG Highlights Anti-Fraud Safeguards for Patient Assistance Programs Backed Mainly By Drug Manufacturers - (Posted On Friday, April 19, 2024)
- DOJ, HHS, and FTC Request Public Comment on Effects of Private Equity Transactions on Healthcare Providers - (Posted On Thursday, March 14, 2024)
- HHS-OCR Annual Reports to Congress Provide Insight on Enforcement Trends, Breaches - (Posted On Friday, March 08, 2024)
- Federal Judge Grants HHS-OIG Victory For Interpretation Of Anti-Kickback Statute In Prior Advisory Opinion - (Posted On Tuesday, February 20, 2024)
- HHS-OIG Declines Sanctions On One-Time, Voluntary Redemption Option For Physician Owners At Retirement Age - (Posted On Friday, January 12, 2024)
- HHS-OIG Determines Consultant’s Gift Cards Given To Physicians Recommending Services Do Not Implicate Anti-Kickback Statute - (Posted On Thursday, January 11, 2024)
- HHS-OIG Declines Sanctions On Medicare Supplemental Insurance Incentives For Use Of Network Hospitals - (Posted On Thursday, December 21, 2023)
- HHS-HRSA Terminates 340B Drug Pricing Program Registration Waiver - (Posted On Tuesday, November 14, 2023)
- HHS-OIG Issues Unfavorable Opinion Saying Offering Free Hearing Aid With Cochlear Implant Presents Risk Of Fraud, Abuse - (Posted On Thursday, November 02, 2023)
- HHS-OIG Declines To Impose Sanctions On Physician Practice For Employed Physicians’ Bonus Compensation Structure Tied To ASC Facility Fee Profits - (Posted On Thursday, October 26, 2023)