Jason E. Bring

Obtained precedent setting injunctions restricting attorney advertisements targeting nursing homes.

Obtained precedential temporary restraining order and settlement preventing the government from recouping against a hospice provider during its ZPIC appeal.

Successfully defended hospice in a federal False Claims Act investigation by filing a series of proactive motions, resulting in a significantly reduced settlement with no corporate integrity agreement.

Argued and obtained precedent setting decision from the Georgia Supreme Court extending enforceability of nursing home arbitration agreements to survivors.  (United Health Services v. Norton, 300 Ga. 736 (March 6, 2017)).

Obtained favorable rulings from multiple state appellate courts enforcing nursing home arbitration agreements, including Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida.

Obtained a precedent-setting injunction restraining a national plaintiff law firm from using deceptive advertisements that mischaracterized nursing home survey results.

For a healthcare client facing forced closure for relocating without obtaining government approvals, we implemented a strategy to form a new company to apply for the necessary approvals. Over the objections of competitors, we were able to obtain licensure approval, keep the client operational the entire time, and successfully defend litigation challenging the new approval process.

Gained CON approval for a new CyberKnife megavoltage cancer service.

Represented an existing ambulatory surgery center in successfully challenging a competitor’s application for a CON to develop an orthopedic surgery center. (The Surgery Ctr. v. Hughston Surgical Inst., 293 Ga. App. 879 (2008)).

Gained CON approval for a new cancer center over objections and administrative appeals by two competitors.

Compelled arbitration for nursing home provider, then prevailed at arbitration and received an award of attorney’s fees and costs against the plaintiff.

Implemented a novel strategy of filing a federal lawsuit to successfully compel arbitration of a nursing home case, for Kindred Nursing Centers, resulting in a decision of first impression in Georgia. (Kindred Nursing Centers Limited Partnership v. Cynthia Jones, USDC Southern District of Georgia, Case No. CV409-105 (March 16, 2011))

Successfully obtained reversal of over $1.3 million in Medicare denials for nursing home therapy services by implementing strategy of attacking the statistical extrapolation methodologies used by the audit contractor.

Obtained a decision of first impression in Georgia, for Omni H.C Inc. by establishing a statute of limitations for a cause of action for the False Claims Act retaliation provisions (United States ex rel. Nichols v. Omni, H.C., Inc., No. 4:02-CV-66(HV), 2008 WL 906426 (M.D. Ga. March 31, 2008))

Assisted hospice company in preventing Medicare recoupment resulting from a $20+ million ZPIC audit and then successfully negotiating a resolution for mere fraction of the initial audit demand.

Gained CON approval for a new cancer center for Meadows Regional Cancer Center LLC over objections and administrative appeals by two competitors. The approvals were upheld after additional judicial appeals.

Obtained injunctive relief against the government to prevent the recoupment of alleged overpayments and then successfully negotiated a settlement preventing additional recoupment efforts during the appeal process. This was the first ruling of its kind in the country in a ZPIC appeal.