Scott McBride provides legal services to clients throughout the healthcare industry, with a focus on compliance and enforcement issues. Scott represents and advises hospitals, academic medical centers, physician groups, and other healthcare clients in overpayment disputes, False Claims Act (FCA) litigation, internal and external investigations, and regulatory enforcement proceedings. His work spans a variety of matters related to Medicare and Medicaid billing compliance, civil monetary penalties, Stark Law and the Anti-Kickback Statute, corporate oversight, and exclusions from federal and state healthcare programs.
Scott also counsels clients in comprehensive corporate compliance matters, including assisting and advising clients on internal investigations, self-disclosures, and repayment matters.
Additionally, Scott advises clients on government reimbursement and coverage matters including Medicare and Medicaid. He also represents clients in healthcare matters before state and federal agencies and through administrative appeals, including claims appeals of recovery audit contractors, zone program integrity contractors, and other Medicare and Medicaid contractors and payors. Scott regularly represents clients in payment disputes and recovery activities involving commercial payors and other business transactions and financial arrangements.
False Claims Acts and Government Investigations
Provider Appeals
Academic Medical Center Affiliations and Other Agreements
Medicare, Medicaid, and Regulatory Compliance
Internal Investigations and Self-Disclosures
Commercial Payor Payment Disputes
Ranked, Healthcare, Texas, Chambers USA (2013–2019)
Lawyer of the Year, Health Care Law, Houston, The Best Lawyers in America (2015, 2019, 2020)
Recognized, Health Care Law, Houston, The Best Lawyers in America (2008–2019)
Named, Modern Healthcare’s “Largest Healthcare Firm” (2016–2019)
Recognized, Texas Super Lawyers (2010–2018)
Recognized, Top 100, Texas, Super Lawyers (2013)
Recognized, Top 100, Houston, Super Lawyers (2010, 2012–2015)
Recognized, Rising Star, Texas Super Lawyers (2004–2010)
Recognized, Outstanding Fraud and Compliance Lawyer, Nightingale's Healthcare News (2005, 2009)
Member, American Bar Association
Member, State Bar of Texas
Member, Health Care Compliance Association
Member, American Health Lawyers Association
Healthcare Financial Management Association
Past president, Texas Gulf Coast Chapter (2006–2007)
Former managing editor, Brigham Young University Law Review
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