The Health Law Center

Sullivan Stolier Schulze, doing business as The Health Law Center, is a healthcare-focused law firm with over 35 years of experience representing healthcare providers across the United States. Based in Louisiana with offices in New Orleans and Lafayette, the firm serves individual physicians, group practices, rural health clinics, post-acute providers, and hospitals nationwide.

The firm specializes in healthcare regulatory compliance, Medicare and Medicaid payment disputes, fraud and abuse defense, business transactions, and administrative appeals. Their recent practice has emphasized hospital price transparency compliance, helping facilities navigate CMS requirements and enforcement actions. The attorneys handle matters before regulatory and administrative bodies as well as federal and state courts.

Sullivan Stolier Schulze has earned AV ratings from Martindale-Hubbell and recognition from Chambers and Partners for their healthcare regulatory work. Client testimonials highlight the firm's detailed regulatory expertise and cost-effective approach compared to larger law firms, with clients noting they receive "Big Law" quality at more accessible rates.

Choose The Health Law Center when facing complex Medicare/Medicaid payment disputes, regulatory compliance challenges, or administrative enforcement actions where specialized healthcare law expertise is essential. The firm excels in situations requiring detailed regulatory knowledge, particularly around price transparency requirements, fraud and abuse defense, and payment appeals.

Expect a problem-solving approach focused on cost-effective solutions and pragmatic counsel. The firm analyzes issues carefully, develops strategic alternatives, and uses appropriate levels of advocacy to achieve client goals without unnecessary escalation or expense.

Healthcare law is the firm's exclusive focus, with more than three decades dedicated solely to representing healthcare providers. Their practice encompasses the full spectrum of provider regulatory challenges including Medicare and Medicaid compliance, fraud and abuse defense, hospital price transparency requirements, payment dispute resolution, and administrative appeals. The attorneys have developed specialized expertise in post-acute care regulations, rural health clinic operations, and the evolving landscape of government price transparency enforcement.

The ideal client is a healthcare provider—whether an individual physician, group practice, rural health clinic, post-acute facility, or hospital—facing regulatory compliance challenges, payment disputes with government payers, or administrative enforcement matters. Organizations seeking specialized healthcare legal counsel with deep regulatory knowledge but concerned about large law firm costs are particularly well-matched to this firm's approach.