Health Care Law Legislation and Litigation Update for 2015: California Health Law Continues to Evolve at a Rapid Pace

Carol Scott, H. Thomas Watson, and David D. Johnson

Carol D. Scott J.D., M.P.H. is a health care law partner with the law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson, LLP, in its Los Angeles, California office. Her practice focuses on advising various types of health care providers and related entities on regulatory, transactional, fraud and abuse, reimbursement, compliance, privacy and security, and business issues. She is the Co-Chair of the State Bar Legislation Subcommittee.

H. Thomas Watson is a partner at Horvitz & Levy LLP. He is a California State Bar Certified Appellate Specialist and chairs the State Bar’s Health Law Committee. He has authored numerous articles on health law and damages issues, and is a frequent lecturer on these topics.

David D. Johnson is a health law attorney in the San Francisco office of Crowell & Moring, LLP. He focuses on health care litigation and regulatory counseling. Mr. Johnson graduated from the University of Texas at Austin School of Law. Prior to law school, he worked as a C.P.A.