SettlePou’s Health Law group assists in designing, building, and implementing business models for physician practices and physician owned entities with the practice’s accountants and other advisors.  The group’s experience ranges from solo physician practices to large practices, surgery centers, imaging centers, skin care centers, medical management companies, and other ancillary businesses of physician practices.  The group designs the business model with the accountant to (1) minimize tax liabilities, (2) maximize asset protection, (3) maintain compliance with health care laws, and (4) minimize impact on the day to day operations of the practice.

In conjunction with this planning, SettlePou assists in addressing multiple owner issues, including planning for death, disability, retirement, and forced withdrawal through shareholders agreements and buy sell agreements.  The Health Law group also advises physicians on developing a strategy and  model for leaving the practice (retirement or otherwise).  With proper planning with the practice’s accountant, tax efficient mechanisms can be designed to maximize each physician’s return on his investment into the practice upon leaving the practice.  The Health Law group also works with insurance brokers where appropriate to protect the practice against death or disability of a physician in the practice.