Lawyers / Professionals

Healthcare Administrative and Regulatory

Mr. Jussim represents physicians, pharmacies and pharmacists, durable medical equipment (DME) providers, adult daycare centers, as well as ambulance and non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) providers in license and reimbursement matters. He also regularly counsels pharmacies and medical device distributors in regulatory matters.

On a national basis, Mr. Jussim defends the provider status, including appeals, of companies reimbursed by Medicare and defends the controlled substance registrations of companies before the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). A recent example of the latter includes acting as first chair in a four-day hearing defending the DEA registration of a repackager/distributor. He also represents clients before various boards of pharmacy and routinely handles matters in connection with pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) audits and termination proceedings.

Mr. Jussim also represents healthcare providers in matters before the California Medical Board, California State Board of Pharmacy, and the California Audiologists and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board. He routinely defends providers accused of overpayments and fraud by Medi-Cal, and has first-chair experience in those proceedings. Mr. Jussim also represents ambulance and NEMT license applicants before the City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation, and Los Angeles County Emergency Medical Services.

Litigation

Mr. Jussim has experience from the first stages of litigation through trial and appeal in California state and federal courts. He first chaired the defense in arbitration of a patent infringement case against a manufacturer, and has experience defending class actions and suits under California's Unfair Competition Law and Consumer Legal Remedies Act.