Media Mentions
2010
Gary Davis was quoted by Florida Trend (October 8) concerning the renaming of two Brevard County, Florida not-for-profit organizations that provide health care services in the county. The renaming was required by their sale to a for-profit organization. Mr. Davis, who represented the not-for-profits, said of them, “Right now there are two legally separate foundations …. Essentially they are operating as parallel organizations.” He added that a former executive of one of the organizations “will be running both for the moment.”
Gary Scott Davis, Health, Health - General Counsel
Gary Scott Davis was quoted in Modern Healthcare (July 5) regarding the new health reform law’s lack of guidance on structuring accountable care organizations, which Congress intended as a cost-containment measure. Speaking of how the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will work with such organizations, Mr. Davis stated, “CMS is really making this up as they go along, as is the private-sector marktplace.”
2006
Ira Coleman, Gary Scott Davis and Jerry Sokol were named 2006 Florida Super Lawyers--Florida's top lawyers as chosen by their peers and through independent research of Law & Politics magazine.
Ira Coleman, Gary Scott Davis, Jerry J. Sokol
2005
Gary Scott Davis was quoted extensively by Managed Care Magazine in a May 2005 story about consumer-directed health plans (CDHPs). Mr. Davis held that for such plans to achieve cost savings, "They can't simply say to the consumer, 'Take responsibility.' Many people would argue that that is naïve at best and — at worst — irresponsible." He noted that consumers too often feel that CDHP decisions are made only for the good of the plan: "When consumers feel that they are getting the short end of the stick, that the only reason they are being told to do something is because it's going to benefit the plan in a pecuniary manner, they are not apt to follow that advice." Mr. Davis added that for CDHPs to be successful, it can only be "where the consumer is confident that...recommendations are coming from the plan strictly in terms of what's in the best interest of the patient. And that will be a challenge."
Gary Scott Davis was quoted in the May 2005 issue of Managed Care in the article "Are Consumers Really Directing Their Own Care?" Mr. Davis said that while people often believe that the consumer becomes the epicenter of the decision-making process in consumer-directed health plans, that's not entirely true. "For consumer-directed health plans to really get the benefit of what they are supposed to be achieving -- which is overall reduction in the cost of health care -- they can't simply say to the consumer 'Take responsibility.' Many people would argue that that is naive at best and -- at worst -- irresponsible."
Gary Scott Davis, Consumer-Driven Health Care, Health
2003
Gary Scott Davis was quoted in the October 23 issue of The Miami Herald in an article reporting on the law that allowed Gov. Jeb Bush to override the courts and order that Terri Schiavo’s feeding tube be reinserted. Legal experts agree that the law both violates privacy laws and crushes the Florida Constitution. "This creates a situation where at any given point your side wins or loses depending on who is the governor," commented Mr. Davis.
2002
McDermott Will & Emery's Miami office was mentioned in the December 9 issue of The Miami Herald for its 25th anniversary. Gary Davis was quoted regarding the Firm's integration across offices and practices.
