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Grace P. Blood

grace p. blood

Partner

Atlanta

gblood@phrd.com

t: (404) 420-5541

f: (404) 522-8409

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Overview

Grace Blood focuses her practice on representing healthcare clients in civil and administrative litigation, with particular experience in payor-provider disputes, arbitration and mediation, and judicial appeals.

Grace also advises providers on various regulatory and compliance issues, including fraud and abuse, EMTALA, and Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement. In helping clients navigate a highly regulated industry, Grace combines exceptional writing and analysis with a “leave no stone unturned” approach to advocacy.

Experience

  • Represented Atrium Health Navicent Peach in opposing a competing health system’s attempt to develop one of the first certificate of need-authorized, freestanding emergency departments in the State of Georgia in Bonaire, Houston County. After a complex procedural history, we ultimately obtained two favorable Georgia Court of Appeals decisions upholding a Superior Court’s reversal of the Department of Community Health’s approval of the project.
  • The firm serves as lead counsel for Hospital in connection with State Court litigation, American Arbitration Association Arbitration, mediation of Hospital/physician dispute, and sale of joint venture entity.
  • The firm served as lead counsel for health system in connection with American Arbitration Association arbitration dispute with managed care payor alleging wrongful denials of payment for home health services.
  • Represent hospital system in response to EMTALA complaint and investigation. Representation included submission of acceptable plan of correction of cited deficiencies and response to CMS termination action and potential OIG action.
  • The firm serves as lead counsel for Hospital in appeal of Zone Program Integrity Contractor audit and overpayment determination.
  • Represented Navicent flagship hospital in connection with a regulatory appeal instituted by a competing hospital regarding Navicent's authority to operate a hospital outpatient imaging center. Successfully obtained a ruling from the Georgia Court of Appeals overturning a decision of the Monroe County Superior Court and affirming Navient's regulatory authority to operate the center.
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  • Obtained Certificate of Need for bone marrow transplant program over objection of existing provider. Proved the need for new program and substantial change of circumstances from previous application.
  • The firm served as lead counsel in American Arbitration Association arbitration dispute with Medicare Advantage Management Care payor challenging reduced payment associated with Medicare sequestration reduction.

Thought Leadership

  • Co-Presenter, "Federal Healthcare Regulations," State Bar of Georgia, Fundamentals of Health Care Law (February 20, 2025)
  • Co-Author, "Navigating a Rocky Relationship—Provider-Managed Care Disputes Continue," American Health Law Association (AHLA), Health Care Liability and Litigation Practice Group Briefing (June 19, 2024)
  • Co-Presenter, "Health Care: Compliance & Hot Topics Update," Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA) Health Care Industry Series (December 2020)
  • Co-Presenter, "Compliance Hot Topics," AICPA & CIMA Health Care Industry Conference in Coronado, CA (November 8, 2019)
  • Co-Presenter, "Fundamentals of Federal Health Care Regulation," AICPA Health Care Industry Conference in Las Vegas, NV (November 8, 2018)
  • Co-Author, "A Brief Overview of the Medicaid Program," Health Care Compliance Professional’s Manual (Report No. 56) (March 13, 2018)

Areas of focus

  • Healthcare
  • Healthcare Litigation
  • Healthcare Regulatory, Reimbursement & Compliance

Education

  • Emory University School of Law (J.D., with Honors, 2012); Emory Law Journal, Managing Editor; Order of the Coif
  • Cornell University (B.A., 2009)

Accolades

  • Best Lawyers in America Ones to Watch - Health Care Law (2024-2025) and Administrative/Regulatory Law (2022-2025)

Admitted to practice

  • Georgia 
  • New York

Clerkship

  • The Honorable Frank M. Hull, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

news & insights

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Parker Hudson Welcomes Grace Blood, John David Gifford, and Madison Morrow to the Partnership


Jan 02, 2025

Parker Hudson Attorneys Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America 2025 Edition


Aug 15, 2024

Georgia Court of Appeals Upholds Denial of Freestanding Emergency Department Proposal


Jul 15, 2024
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Georgia Supreme Court Delivers Unanimous Victory for Northeast Georgia Medical Center on Commissioner’s Standard of Review in CON Cases


Feb 28, 2024

Georgia Supreme Court Unanimously Rules in Favor of Wellstar Regarding CON Rights


Feb 15, 2024

David Darden’s Georgia Supreme Court Argument Featured in Daily Report Article


Sep 07, 2023
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