조슈아 스코라는 공공 및 비공개 의료 기업을 대리하는 업무에 주력하며, 그 대상에는 내구성 의료 장비 공급업체 및 제조사, 약국, 재택 의료 및 호스피스 기관, 재택 주입 치료 제공업체, 외래 수술 센터, 실험실, 진단 검사 시설, 원격의료 제공업체, 행동 건강 및 약물 남용 치료 제공업체, 전문 간호 시설, 장기 요양 시설 및 기타 보조 의료 제공업체가 포함됩니다.
As outside general counsel for many clients, Joshua collaborates with attorneys across the firm to address a wide range of client needs both domestically and internationally. His counsel is highly regarded for his comprehensive grasp of business and litigation risks, navigating the intricate regulatory landscape of health care, and effectively addressing regulatory challenges.
Joshua advises clients on intricate corporate and regulatory matters and disputes, including fraud, waste, and abuse issues, compliance strategies, contract negotiations, reimbursement matters, Medicare/Medicaid enrollment, audits and appeals for overpayments, internal investigations, payor disputes, and inquiries from federal and state regulatory bodies.
In addition to his regulatory practice, Joshua maintains an active role in transactional matters, guiding clients through acquisitions, sales, corporate reorganizations, and joint ventures.
Joshua’s experience has been recognized by peer-reviewed industry guides, including Chambers USA:
“Joshua is absolutely exceptional. He dug deep into the issues to uncover the core problem, built a strategy and road map to get us to the goal, and then delivered.”
“Joshua is very creative, knowledgeable and all-around excellent.”
“Joshua helps me understand the effects of regulation on our business.”
대표 경험
- 수면, 호흡기 및 심장 질환 분야의 선도적인 독립 진단 검사 기관(IDTF)인 버츄옥스(VirtuOX)를 대표하여, 세계적인 연결형 의료 기기 및 헬스케어 기업인 레즈메드(ResMed)에 대한 매각을 수행했습니다.
- 리액트 헬스 홀딩스 LLC(북미 지역에서 수면 치료, 호흡 치료 및 소독 제품을 제조 및 유통하는 자회사를 보유한 지주 회사)를 대리하여 다음과 같은 업무를 수행하였습니다:
- 텍사스주 소재 원격 심장 모니터링 서비스 제공업체이자 메디케어 등록 독립 진단 검사 기관인 메디-링스 심장 모니터링(Medi-Lynx Cardiac Monitoring, LLC)의 인수.*
- 워싱턴에 본사를 둔 인공호흡기 제조사 벤텍 라이프 시스템즈(Ventec Life Systems, Inc.)와의 합병.*
- Negotiated terms and closed an investment by Palm Beach Capital.
- 워터마크 메디컬(Watermark Medical, Inc.) 인수. 메디케어 등록 독립 진단 검사 기관.*
- 원 이쿼티 파트너스와의 협상 조건을 확정하고 투자를 완료했습니다.*
- 플로리다에 본사를 둔 호흡기 장비 제조사 3B Medical을 대리하여 의료기기 제조사 Drive DeVilbiss의 수면 부문 자산을 인수하는 업무를 수행했습니다.*
- Successfully resolved False Claims Act allegations against a durable medical equipment supplier in Vermont, negotiating Vermont’s first Medicaid Corporate Integrity Agreement.*
- Settled qui tam lawsuit under the federal False Claims Act involving alleged fraudulent billing practices, avoiding a Corporate Integrity Agreement with the DOJ.*
- Represented a consortium of durable medical equipment suppliers in challenging Medicare rates for ventilators.*
- Secured summary judgment for a durable medical equipment supplier in a federal class-action lawsuit related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.*
- Represented a durable medical equipment supplier in successful protests of the Department of Veterans Affairs contract award and subsequent solicitation terms to the Government Accountability Office and the Court of Federal Claims.*
- Represented pharmacies in disputes with pharmacy benefit managers for improper audit deficiencies and network terminations. Obtained temporary restraining orders and injunctions enjoining pharmacy benefit managers from terminating contracts.*
- Represented targets, subjects, and witnesses in Operation Brace Yourself.*
- Represented VieMed in response to a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General Audit Services audit and administrative appeals. Successfully reduced the error rate from 98% to zero.*
- Represented health care providers in response to data breaches and security incidents.
* Foley에 합류하기 전에 처리된 사항입니다.
수상 및 인정
- Recognized, Chambers USA, Healthcare in Texas (2021-2025)
- Recognized, Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine (2020-2021)
연설 참여
- Speaker, “Medtrade Preview: Joshua Skora on Implementing a Payer Playbook,” HME News (March 2024)
- Speaker, “Operation Brace Yourself: Lessons Learned from the Trenches and Best Practices to Avoid Investigations Predicated on Third-Party Malfeasance,” Medtrade Advisory Board (October 2018)
출판물
- 공동 저자, "메디케어: 처방전이 이제 내구성 의료 장비의 의학적 필요성 입증에 활용될 수 있다", 『 헬스케어 법률 오늘 』(2024년 10월 2일)
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