Practice Areas

Jonathan P. Neustadter received his B.A. degree in Economics with Distinction from the University of Virginia in 1991 and his J.D. from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1994. While at UCLA, Mr. Neustadter was active in the UCLA Moot Court Honors Program, winning the award for best brief writer and writing the brief for the UCLA National Moot Court Team.

Mr. Neustadter joined Hooper, Lundy & Bookman in October 1994, and he specializes in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement and fraud and abuse disputes. He represents hospitals, laboratories, home health agencies, DME suppliers, skilled nursing facilities, and physicians in reaching negotiated settlements, pursuing administrative remedies, and in litigating federal and state court cases.

Mr. Neustadter has handled complex Medicare and Medicaid disputes before the Provider Reimbursement Review Board, Federal district courts across the country, various federal courts of appeal, and in state courts. His practice includes Medicare/Medicaid fraud and abuse issues including compliance and disclosure obligations, and he has defended providers in federal false claims investigations and cases.

For nearly three years, Mr. Neustadter was a leader on the regulatory legal team that represented a large hospital system in its civil defense of thousands of alleged false claims. During the course of the investigation, Mr. Neustadter analyzed allegations of cost reporting fraud, helped develop the company’s positions, and assisted in all phases of the false claims litigation.

Mr. Neustadter has lectured to the American Health Lawyers Association, the California Clinical Laboratory Association, Healthcare Financial Management Association, and the California Hospital Association on payment and fraud related issues. He is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association and the California Society for Healthcare Attorneys.

Mr. Neustadter was named one of 14 “Outstanding Young Healthcare Lawyers” by Nightingale’s Healthcare News in 2004.  He also has handled many pro bono cases referred by the HIV & AIDS Legal Services Alliance (“HALSA”) and won HALSA’s Pro Bono Service Award in 2004 and 2010.

Publications

Proper Cost Reporting Practices, Chapter 5 Contributing Author, Hospital Compliance Manual, California Hospital Association (January 2010).

J. Neustadter & J. Keville, Medicare Bad Debt Litigation Update: The Battle(s) Rage On, American Health Lawyers Association’s Regulation, Accrediation, and Payment Practice Group Newsletter (“Rap Sheet”), Volume 12, Issue 1 (March 2009).

J. Neustadter & J. Keville, Medicare Bad Debt Litigation:  Plenty of Activity, Few Clear Answers for Providers, American Health Lawyers Association’s Regulation, Accrediation, and Payment Practice Group Newsletter (“Rap Sheet”), Volume 11, Issue 1 (June 2008).

J. Neustadter, HHS Must Recalculate DSH Payments, Two Federal Appeals Courts Rule, California Health Law Monitor, Volume 9, Number 17 (August 27, 2001).

J. Neustadter & M. Hardiman, Billing for Items or Services Not Rendered, Health Care Program Compliance Guide, The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (2000).

J. Neustadter, HCFA Town Hall Meeting Fails to Resolve Pressing Provider-Based Designation Issues, California Health Law Monitor, Volume 8, Number 23 (November 13, 2000).

J. Neustadter, Liability Issues of States, Municipalities Remain in Wake of Supreme Court Ruling on Whistleblower Cases, California Health Law Monitor, Volume 8, Number 12 (June 12, 2000).

J. Neustadter, Medicare Provider Not Entitled to Court Review of Appeals Board Decision, High Court Rules, California Health Law Monitor, Volume 7, Number 5 (March 15, 1999).

P. Hooper, W. Tully & J. Neustadter, The Pogue Case:  The Importance of Scienter in Predicating False Claims Act Liability Upon Violations of the Medicare and Medicaid Antikickback Statute, Health Law Litigation (ABA Comm. on Health Law Litigation), Issue No. 4 (Summer 1996).

Professional Affiliations

Los Angeles County Bar Association

American Health Lawyers Association

California Society for Healthcare Attorneys