Atlanta, GA – Parker Poe has expanded the reach and depth of its Healthcare Practice through the addition of a new team in Atlanta. A broad range of clients across the healthcare industry in Georgia and around the country will benefit from the expansion, which consists of three attorneys and five business professionals.
The team is led by Atlanta partner Brittany Cone and features Atlanta partner Jordan Johnson, Atlanta associate Caylie Cross, and director of healthcare reimbursement Becky Hewitt. It also includes reimbursement specialists Amy Davis, Amy Evans, and Teresa Westmoreland, as well as legal professional assistant Ashley Love.
Together, they bring decades of experience advising clients on regulatory compliance, reimbursement strategy, administrative enforcement actions, and policy issues that affect their ability to deliver care and operate successfully. Their clients include national and multistate senior living and long-term care providers, healthcare systems, public healthcare authorities, healthcare associations, hospice and behavioral health organizations, healthcare real estate investors, and companies that support the financial and operational needs of care facilities. The team previously worked at Hall Booth Smith.
"Brittany and her team are a natural fit at Parker Poe, both in how their healthcare practice dovetails with ours and in the commitment they bring to their clients and colleagues," Parker Poe Healthcare Practice Leader Mandy Hayes said. "Their addition expands our practice’s geographic reach into Georgia and deepens the resources we can offer to clients across our footprint. Just as importantly, they share our core values and collaborative approach to serving clients."
"We are thrilled to continue the strategic growth of our Atlanta office with Brittany's team," Atlanta Office Development Partner Ellen Smith said. "As we continue celebrating our 10th anniversary here, this team will fit right into the inclusive, entrepreneurial culture that has shaped our office."
"We were extremely deliberate about our decision to change firms, and we ultimately decided that joining Parker Poe would provide the greatest benefits to our clients and our team," Brittany Cone said. "It enables us to provide clients a truly full-service platform, where we can meet a broader range of their needs. A really significant part of this, both for our clients and us, is also how great the people at Parker Poe have been. We are excited to join the firm's relationship-driven culture."
The team brings particular depth in senior living and long-term care. They advise national and multistate operators with communities throughout the Southeast and in markets nationwide. Clients turn to them for counsel related to independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, personal care homes, home health, and other aging services.
Across the continuum of care, they advise clients on reimbursement, licensing, compliance, survey and enforcement issues, resident rights, and day-to-day operational challenges and opportunities. They regularly counsel providers on Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, eligibility, regulatory compliance, administrative hearings, and appeals, helping clients address both routine operational concerns and high-stakes regulatory disputes. They also help providers navigate government investigations, self-disclosures, and HIPAA compliance.
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