Mary Powers Antoine combines two decades of legal experience in the healthcare industry with a previous career as a registered nurse to deliver personalized legal advice with a real world perspective. She represents managed care plans, hospitals and health facilities as well as physicians' groups on a wide range of regulatory, contracting and licensing issues. She advises medical staffs on bylaws, rules and regulations, peer review investigations, hearings and other disciplinary actions.
Ms. Antoine has developed an in-depth understanding of the operational and business issues the healthcare industry faces. She has experience advising on the full range of state and federal regulatory and accreditation issues from the Knox Keene Act to EMTALA, and is familiar with all the relevant regulatory and accrediting entities, from the Department of Managed Health Care to the Joint Commission, NCQA and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Ms. Antoine's experience representing clients from different sectors of the industry provides her with a strategic understanding of the business issues they face. She offers her clients pro-active and practical legal solutions to further their business success and is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell.
Ms. Antoine was the first woman to serve as Nossaman's assistant managing partner.
Representative Work
Managed Care
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. Advising this major healthcare service plan, and its affiliated entities, on managed care regulatory issues as well as negotiating provider agreements for physician and facility providers .
California Association of Dental Plans Providing all legal and regulatory counsel to the state's only dental plan industry group. Representing the Association in all interactions with Department of Managed Health Care regulators on a full range of issues.
Newport Dental Plan/Bright Now! Dental Providing Knox Keene Act and general regulatory advice to this specialized dental healthcare plan and its parent company.
Santa Clara Family Health Plan Providing general regulatory advice to this county-wide local initiative healthcare service plan.
CaliforniaChoice Provide all regulatory and legal counsel to this innovative managed care plan marketing cooperative.
Holman Professional Counseling Centers Providing all regulatory and legal counsel to this specialized mental healthcare service plan.
Delta Dental Providing special counsel to this specialized dental health plan.
Anne Clark Associates Provided regulatory and legal counsel to this employee assistance program.
Pacific Dental Services Providing regulatory and legal counsel to this dental management company.
Medical Staffs
Providing a full range of medical staff legal counsel services to the following medical staff clients:
- Sonora Regional Medical Center
- Plumas District Hospital
- ValleyCare Health System
- Washington Hospital Health System
- Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Physician Groups
Providing legal counsel on a wide range of legal issues to the following clients:
- Health Care Partners Medical Group
- California Association of Physician Groups
- Emergency Medical Group of Folsom
- Oroville Internal Medicine Medical Group
- The Permanente Medical Group, Inc.
- Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Health Facilities
Providing a wide range of legal services to these acute care, skilled nursing and ambulatory surgery health facilities:
- Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland
- Retirement Housing Foundation
- Coalition for Quality Nursing Facilities
- United Surgical Partners, Inc.