Healthcare Law

Montana Health Law Attorneys
Practicing throughout Montana and nationwide
Murphy, Kirkpatrick & Fain, PLLP

Health law, or healthcare law, is an area of law with many emerging issues. Medicaid & Medicare, elder law, mental health law, hospital law, and more have undergone many changes in recent years. At Murphy, Kirkpatrick & Fain, we have kept up to date with these and other trends in healthcare fields and have been doing exciting work in this area.

Over the past few years, we have been working with doctors, hospitals, managed healthcare organizations, and others on issues ranging from HIPAA compliance to the formation of new public health policy. Currently, fraud, waste and abuse are major concerns within the industry. We help many of our clients with the knowledge they need to protect themselves and others.

Joint ventures by and among different healthcare providers and systems is another area that has shown a large increase in activity. While these can be very much like joint ventures in standard for-profit businesses, there are a number of special concerns that need to be addressed.

Tax implications and finance concerns in these ventures, such as 501(c)(3) issues and financial statements, need to be considered carefully. There may be antitrust issues involved, and there are certainly many regulatory factors that impact the choices that need to be made.

We have gained a considerable amount of know-how through our work in this area and are quickly making a name for ourselves in Montana health law. If you are a physician or other healthcare provider and would like the advice of an accomplished Montana health law attorney to help you stay abreast of the rapidly changing face of healthcare, contact us at our Billings office to schedule a time when we can sit down and discuss your concerns.

Montana Lawyers Representing Montana Businesses

Murphy, Kirkpatrick & Fain, PLLP
208 North Broadway, Suite 208 
Billings, MT  59101
(406) 256-9700
(406) 256-9755 Fax
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Correspondence may also be addressed to: PO Box 429   Billings, MT  59103

We represent Montana businesses throughout the state and nationwide. Representation in Montana focuses on our “neighborhood” which includes the counties of Yellowstone, Stillwater, Carbon, Big Horn, Gallatin and Park, and the cities of Billings, Missoula, Great Falls, Helena, Bozeman, and Butte.