Yee-Yoong Yong, Of Counsel

Yee-Yoong (“YY”) Yong has extensive experience in representing hospitals and academic medical centers, faculty practice plans and other academic providers, ambulatory surgical centers, federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), medical groups, independent physician associations (IPAs), physicians, management services organizations, DME companies and home health agencies in business transactions and regulatory compliance matters.

YY’s current practice focuses on representing clients in transactions such as:

  • Secured Financing
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Joint Ventures
  • Hospital-Physician Program Affiliations
  • Physician Practice and IPA Management Arrangements
  • Provider Network Formation and Managed Care Contracting
  • Implementation and Administration of Corporate Compliance Programs

She also advises clients on physician self-referral (Stark law), fraud and abuse, Medicare and Medi-Cal provider enrollment and payment appeals, reimbursement, licensing, corporate practice of medicine, antitrust and other health care regulatory compliance matters.

What Our Clients Say

"The hospitals and faculty practice plan of our academic health sciences center have worked with the attorneys of Yong Gruber Associates, LLP for many years. They deliver high quality legal services at a fair price. We turn to them for experienced and cost-effective healthcare advice and representation. Their responses are always timely, reliable and excellent whether it’s a small vendor agreement, a compliance investigation, hospital-physician joint venture or a $120 Million facility purchase. They save us a lot of money in the process. If you want "large law firm" experience and expertise without the large firm fees, these are the attorneys for you."

-- Kent A. Hansen, General Counsel
Loma Linda University Health

"HealthSmart Management Services Organization, Inc. manages IPAs, medical group practices, and hospital risk pools. We have utilized the services of the attorneys at Yong, Gruber Associates for many years, particularly in the areas of managed healthcare, acquisitions and mergers. We find their attorneys easily accessible and responsive, and their advice always helpful.”

-- Carol D. Houchins, President
HealthSmart Management Services Organization, Inc.

"WesternU has partnered with Yong Gruber Associates, LLP on several projects over the past seven years. We’ve always been pleased and impressed with the quality and expedience of their counsel and services, and cannot recommend them highly enough for their expertise and cost-effectiveness."

-- Jeffery Keating
Executive Director, Public Affairs & Marketing
Western University of Health Sciences

The foregoing endorsements do not constitute a guarantee, warranty, or prediction regarding the outcome of your legal matter.