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Krista Cooper advises various healthcare providers including physician practice management companies, hospitals and health systems on the transactional and operational aspects of their business. She helps clients identify the impact of joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions and other transactions on their business objectives and strategic goals. In addition, clients rely on Krista for critical regulatory, compliance and operational guidance. Recently, she assisted a major, publicly traded health system with the on boarding of all new physician acquisitions and advised a variety of physician practice management companies through the nuanced issues pertaining to certain sectors including ophthalmology, telehealth, oncology, dermatology and fertility.

Effective October 1, 2022, certain providers participating in the Florida Medicaid program will be required to pay direct care workers a minimum of $15 per hour. Below we’ve outlined which organizations are subject to this new requirement and other relevant implementation details.
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